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For Immediate Release
August 1, 2008

Grassley: Nearly $315,000 in Loans and Grants to Carroll County from USDA

WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $134,000 loan and a $181,000 grant to Carroll County through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
 
The funds will be used to construct a wastewater collection and treatment system in Mt. Carmel that complies with Department of Natural Resource regulations.
 
“The construction of necessary facilities is important in rural Iowa. This funding will help better serve the residents of Mt. Carmel,” Grassley said.
 
The Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program provides funding to develop water and waste disposal, including solid waste disposal and storm drainage, systems in rural areas and towns with a population not in excess of 10,000.