RURAL WATER E-NEWS …………………………….……….….……………………………. 8/6/2024
WRWA Outdoor Expo ~ Please join WRWA & our 92 vendors at our biggest Outdoor Expo to date on August 22nd in Plover, WI. WRWA has a full agenda with amazing classes that the Wisconsin DNR has approved for 6 Water/6 Wastewater Credits. Enjoy a spectacular lunch & receive a FREE safety t-shirt with every paid attendee. The Expo is held Rain or Shine. Outdoor Expo | Wisconsin Rural Water Association (wrwa.org)
DNR New Grant Program: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently launched a new grant program that offers funding to other-than-municipal community (OTM) and nonprofit non-transient non-community (NN) public water systems with an active maximum contaminant level (MCL) violation, treatment technique (TT) violation, or lead action level exceedance (ALE) to provide safer water to their communities. The rolling application period opens September 3rd and closes December 3rd. Interested applicants can visit Underserved Drinking Water System Grant Program for more information. Inquiries can be sent to DNRUnderservedGrants@wisconsin.gov.
Oconto Falls awarded $1 million grant to help reconstruct Columbia Street – The project will result in the full reconstruction of the street from Chestnut Avenue to Farm Road, as well as new curb and gutter, new sidewalk, new waterlines, new storm sewer, new wastewater lines and a new lift station, which helps move the sewer and water waste. Oconto Falls awarded $1 million grant to help reconstruct Columbia Street (msn.com)
Manawa continues to move forward after major flooding last month – It was the Manawa community’s first opportunity to come together for something positive since that major flood last month. Manawa continues to move forward after major flooding last month (msn.com)
$4 million in grants awarded locally – On Aug. 1, Gov. Tony Evers awarded $20.7 million in grants to 22 municipalities for public improvement projects across Wisconsin. The Community Development Block Grant Public Facility grants are administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration for critical public infrastructure projects in low- to moderate-income communities with populations of 50,000 or fewer throughout the state. Projects include improvements, repairs, or expansions of streets, drainage systems, water and sewer systems, and other community facilities. $4 million in grants awarded locally (wiscnews.com)
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