June 2009
U.S. Water News Online
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Water districts in two Kansas counties will receive a total of $5.4 million in federal stimulus funds.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development division announced it had awarded the funds to projects in Pottawatomie and Osage counties. The money is split between loans and grants.
In Osage County, Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 12 will receive a $2.2 million loan and an additional grant of $2.1 million.
It plans to replace eight miles of water lines and build a new 1 million-gallon storage tank.
In Pottawatomie County, Rural Water District No. 4 will receive a $645,000 loan and a $487,000 grant.
It plans to install six miles of lines and build a 50,000-gallon storage tank.