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Seldovia is Awarded Grant for Water Storage and Treatment Plant

USDA-Rural Development Alaska State Office
800 West Evergreen Avenue, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645-6539
Phone: (907) 761-7705

www.rurdev.usda.gov/AKHome.html

Release No.: 11-13-13

Contact:

Larry Yerich, Public Information Coordinator
(907) 271-2424, Ext. 125
lawrence.yerich@ak.usda.gov

Alaska Native Villages to Receive Upgrades to Water and Wastewater Systems

USDA-RD Awards Nearly $28 million in Grants to Nine Rural Communities

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – November 13, 2013 – U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund announced today the award of 11 grants to help rural Alaska villages finance water system upgrades and improve the quality of life for residents.

“These awards will dramatically improve living conditions for residents of these predominately Native rural Alaska villages,” Nordlund said. “They will enable residents to have safe, modern water and sanitation systems.” Continue Reading