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USDA funds rural water system improvements

The USDA is providing more than $350 million in loans and grants for rural water and wastewater system upgrades to help ensure access to clean water.

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the initiative today (Thursday) at a speech in Anchorage, Alaska.  In making the announcement, Vilsack said the projects are critical to address the impact of climate change on water supplies.  He says changes in rainfall have resulted in more floods and droughts, creating the need for more upkeep on rural and municipal water systems.

The loans and grants are part of more than a billion-and-a-half dollars that the USDA has invested in rural water and wastewater projects during fiscal 2014, which ended September 30.

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