Terri Sewell (AL-07) has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Rural Development invested a loan of $2,419,000 and a grant of $6,586,000 to the West Dallas County Water Authority for water infrastructure improvements in Dallas and Marengo counties.
An announcement from Sewell stated that the project will benefit more than 7,400 rural residents.
“Access to clean, safe water is a basic human right, and one that too many of my constituents in rural Alabama have gone without,” Sewell said in the announcement.
“With this $9 million USDA investment, we are taking important steps to improve our water infrastructure for more than 7,400 rural residents in Dallas and Marengo Counties, including those who were not previously connected to water mains. I know this funding will make a tremendous difference here in the Black Belt.”
Upgrades include new water mains, 31 new fire hydrants, a 200,000-gallon elevated water storage tank, and a booster station. Funding will also be used to connect 115 new customers to new water mains and provide drinking water.
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