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BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded funds through the Rural Water and Wastewater Program to Mississippi Second District.
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Recipient
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Grant
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Loan
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Purpose
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Young's Water and Sewer District, Inc.
Yalobusha County
Mr. George Yeager,
President
662.628.1035
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$268,000
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$490,000
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This Rural Development investment will be used to install a 150-gallons-per-minute well to replace the old well, which was near maximum capacity and beyond its useful life.
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Delta City Utility District #2
Sharkey County
Mr. Michael Nightingale,
President
662.379.6600
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$208,000
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$73,000
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This Rural Development investment will be used to install approximately 44,000 linear feet of polyvinyl chloride pipe water mains to serve 12 new rural residents.
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Green Acres Water Association, Inc.
Coahoma County
Mr. B. L. Hudson,
President
662.326.3322
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$352,000
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This Rural Development investment will be used to install new eight-inch sanitary sewer lines and new service connections on the existing sanitary sewer collection system.
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South Central Water Association, Inc.
Hinds County
Mr. Louis C. Hand,
President
601.878.9639
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$13,904,000
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This Rural Development investment will be used to drill a 3,000-gallon-per-minute well, an elevated tank, distribution improvements, and construction of a shop.
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Hermanville Community Water Associations, Inc.
Claiborne County
Ms. Irene L. Hicks
601.535.2669
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$383,000
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$128,000
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This Rural Development investment will be used to upgrade water lines, install automatic meter reading systems, replace all water meters, and install a backup generator. Funds will also be used to install automatic transfer switches at well sites, replace chlorination equipment, and install a new supervisory control and data acquisition system.
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