WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $50,000 loan and a $70,000 grant to Mitchell County through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
Mitchell County will use the funds to help complete a new sewage collection and treatment system for 60 users in Carpenter. The $50,000 loan will be for 40 years at 2.75 percent interest.
“This funding will help complete an important project for the residents of Carpenter,” 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.