Waste Water Project List

USDA EARTH DAY WASTEWATER PROJECTS
For additional information contact Claiborne Crain at 202-720-1255.

Alaska -- Nome, $2.6 million USDA grant/loan and $1.9 million from State of AK
for continuation of a multi-phase wastewater treatment project, located on the
Bering Sea.

Arizona -- Gadsden, community 20 miles south of Yuma near the Colorado River;
$2.9 million grant/loan from USDA, leveraging $600,000 from other sources for
a wastewater project. 

Louisiana --  Concordia Sewer District Project:  15 miles north of Natchez,
MS; $4.2 million USDA loan/grant combination, $900,00 from State of LA.  It
protects a Wild and Scenic River that eventually drains into the Mississippi
River.

Minnesota -- St. Peter Wastewater Project,  60 miles south of the Twin Cities. 
A $28 million treatment and collection project;  USDA loan/grant is $3.8
million, with the rest coming from the State of MN.  Community located on the
Minnesota River, a Wild and Scenic River.

North Dakota -- Three Affiliated Tribes Reservation, Wastewater project that
protects historically significant Lake Sakakawea.  Approximately $450,000
comes from USDA,$650,000 from the Indian Health Service and $430,000 from 
the EPA Clean Water Indian Set-aside Program. 

New York -- Jefferson County Regional Wastewater Project.  Serves parts of
four small towns, and protects the Black River, which is the drinking water
supply for the City of Watertown.  $1.7 million from USDA, $1.7 million from
the State.  

Ohio -- Village of Shawnee Hills Wastewater Project.  Just northwest of
Columbus, OH, this project is funded with approximately $3 million loan/grant
from USDA, leveraging $1.1 million from other sources.  This sewage collection
system, with treatment by the City of Columbus.  It protects the Scioto River
and the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.

Pennsylvania -- Hazle Township Municipal Authority Wastewater Project.  This
project will protect the Susquehanna River Basin, which feeds the Chesapeake
Bay.  $6.7 total funding from USDA, $600,000 in other funds.

South Carolina  Orangeburg County Wastewater Project.  Protects the Edisto
River, a Wild and Scenic River.  $4.7 million invested from USDA. 

Utah  Town of Green River Wastewater Project.  This project will protect 
the Green
River with a $1 million grant from USDA and the rest from state and local
sources.

West Virginia -- Huttonsville Public Service District sewer project.  Protects
the Tygart Valley River, a tributary of the Monongahela.  $1.8 million from USDA, another
$3.9 million from state and other sources.

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