The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority has announced $191 million in grants and loans for water and infrastructure projects in 29 Minnesota communities.
The majority of the funding came directly from the PFA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water revolving loan funds, and grants from the Water Infrastructure Fund (WIF) and Point Source Implementation (PSI) Grants programs.
Among the grants was $10.1 million for upgrades to the Bemidji water treatment plant….
Detroit Lakes picks up $3.9 million dollars to rehab sewer lines….
$1.9 million goes to Mahnomen for improvements to the sanitary sewer and drinking water distribution system…
Warren (MN) will receive $752,000 dollars for a watermain replacement project.


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