April 1, 2009
Wednesday Headlines: Washington State Receives Requests for Stimulus Dollars
In the state of Washington, dozens of cities and towns have applied for a share of the $111 million in federal stimulus money coming to the state for water quality projects. So far, the state has received 119 requests for loans and grants to meet requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
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Independence, Missouri has reached an agreement with the EPA and will pay a $255,000 fine to the Justice Department and spend $455,000 on a supplemental environmental project. The city entered into a consent decree with the EPA after numerous violations of the Clean Water Act–including 430 sanitary sewer overflows since 2000.
South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources adopted emergency rules Friday in order to start taking applications for nearly $39 million of federal stimulus aid for state water projects.
The Ohio EPA will help the village of McComb with an interest-free loan of $1.3 million to finance construction to eliminate overflows in the sewer system. The interest-free loan will save McComb an estimated $942,000 in interest payments over the next 20 years.
On Monday in Kansas City, an eight-inch water main break under Interstate 29/35 just has prompted Missouri DOT officials to close the left northbound lane. Water started bubbling up through the pavement Monday evening. The emergency closure created significant traffic backups in the city.
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