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Environment and Natural Resources
For Immediate Release: January 9, 2004
For More Information: David Ryan, 773-4216
Governor Rounds Recommends Nearly $4.6 Million
for Water, Wastewater & Recycling Projects
PIERRE – The Board of Water and Natural Resources approved 13 grants and loans totaling nearly $4.6 million when the board met Thursday and Friday.
In making the recommendations, Governor Mike Rounds said, “These are important environmental projects that will deliver safe drinking water, provide proper wastewater treatment, improve water quality, and provide for proper solid waste handling and recycling.”
The $4,582,100 total includes six Consolidated grant awards totaling $1,507,300, two Solid Waste grants totaling $41,800, three Clean Water State Revolving Fund loans totaling $710,000, one Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan amendment for $2.3 million, and one State Water Resources Management System loan for $23,000.
The Consolidated grants include:
Project Sponsor | Description | Grants |
Aberdeen | Elm Lake Watershed restoration | $57,300 |
Clear Lake | Wastewater collection improvements | $350,000 |
Crooks | Water distribution improvements | $100,000 |
Fort Pierre | Wastewater treatment improvements | $150,000 |
Hartford | Drinking water improvements | $500,000 |
Joint Well Field Inc. | Water supply and treatment | $350,000 |
| Total: | $1,507,300 |
The Solid Waste Management grants and loans include:
Project Sponsor | Description | Grants |
South Dakota Solid Waste Management Association | Manager of Landfill Operators (MOLO) Training Course | $26,250 grant |
Watertown | Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event | $15,550 grant |
| Total: | $41,800 |
The Clean Water SRF loans include:
Project Sponsor | Description | Loans |
Fort Pierre | Wastewater treatment improvements | $450,000 |
Lake Cochrane Sanitary District | Wastewater collection upgrade | $160,000 |
Willow Lake | Wastewater improvements | $100,000 |
| Total: | $710,000 |
The State Water Resource Management System grant includes:
Project Sponsor | Description | Loan |
Lake Andes-Wagner Water System Inc. | On-going support for a research irrigation project | $23,000 |
| Total: | $23,000 |
The Consolidated water funding program provides grants and loans for water, wastewater, and watershed projects. The Solid Waste Management program provides grants and loans for solid waste disposal, recycling, and waste tire projects. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund program provides low interest loans for wastewater and storm sewer projects. The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program provides low interest loans for public drinking water system projects. The State Water Resources Management System provides grants and loans for large water projects that have been authorized by the legislature.
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