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State Awards Century $75,000 Grant To Map, Analyze Town Water System
August 21, 2026
The Town of Century has been awarded a $75,000 state grant to create a comprehensive hydraulic model of its municipal drinking water system.
The funding is part of nearly $8.8 million in infrastructure and planning grants awarded on Thursday by Governor Ron DeSantis to small and rural communities across Northwest Florida. Century’s award comes through the state’s Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Program, administered by FloridaCommerce.
A hydraulic model serves as a computerized mathematical simulation—essentially a digital twin—of the town’s entire water network, including pipes, pumps, storage tanks, and valves.
The digital model will allow engineers and town officials to simulate how water moves throughout the underground system under various everyday demands and extreme conditions, identifying potential pressure issues or capacity limits without having to experiment directly on the town’s physical infrastructure.
The Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Program assists local governments in developing strategic plans, addressing local infrastructure needs, and improving community resiliency.
Pictured top: Century Mayor Ben Boutwell (right) with a DeSantis staff member Thursday morning in Bonifay. Pictured below: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a grant announcement Thursday in Bonifay, where he awarded nearly $8.8 million to Northwest Florida rural communities. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “State Awards Century $75,000 Grant To Map, Analyze Town Water System”
Governor DeSantis don’t care he’s a idiot anyway he already gave the town money and it disappeared when is someone going to say enough is enough
I can’t add much more to what is already said. All Are Correct. They will blow it and fix nothing. Maybe they can loan some more board members more money. Talk about Fraud Waste and Abuse!!!!
That money is gone.
May as well have thrown it into a fire.
Lets see, Century has two out of three wells down, they have a dysfunctional sewer system, they have water meters that they can’t get readings from, they have already gotten untold amounts of money in the form of grants to fix all of the above. Talk about throwing money down the well, The only way any of Century’s problems will ever get fixed is to revoke their charter and let the services be handled by any other agency that can handle them.
The water won’t get any better and no studies will be done, but at least you have another $75,000 to buy more Christmas Decorations.