Choctaw tribe awarded $4 million wastewater grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Water and wastewater infrastructure systems serving the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and rural areas of Scott County are in line to receive almost $7.5 million in improvements from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) reported.
Cochran, the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, on Thursday said that USDA Rural Development has approved a $4.13 million grant-loan package for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to improve wastewater treatment. Another $3.36 million grant-loan award is being issued to H&H Water Systems to upgrade water service to residents in the Harperville and Hillsboro areas of Scott County.
Meridian Star
10/25/14
