SOME NORTHWEST IOWA PROJECTS ARE RECEIVING GRANTS AND LOANS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT STATE DIRECTOR THERESA GREENFIELD SAYS THE AGENCY IS INVESTING OVER $28-MILLION DOLLARS IN 11 PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT INCLUDES ALTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES RECEIVING A $10,405,000 LOAN AND A $2,995,000 GRANT TO PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO THE CITY BY CONSTRUCTING A REVERSE OSMOSIS TREATMENT FACILITY.
ALTA WILL ALSO REPLACE ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES TO BRING THEIR AGED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM UP TO MODERN STANDARDS.
NORTH WEST RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE RECEIVED A MILLION DOLLAR LOAN TO HELP NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE TO BUILD A RESIDENCE HALL ON THE ORANGE CITY CAMPUS.
THE CITY OF LINN GROVE IN BUENA VISTA COUNTY RECEIVED A $994,000 LOAN AND A $1,7-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP CONNECT ITS WATER SYSTEM WITH IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER’S BULK-TREATED WATER SUPPLY.
THE CITY OF CASTANA IN MONONA COUNTY RECEIVED A $25,000 GRANT TO HELP COMPLETE A WATER FACILITY PLAN.
