The $67m Columbia received will be used for a waste-water treatment plant, Blue Springs is getting $33.8m, Kansas City $23.9m and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is getting $11m. Communities in Drexel and the Clarence Cannon Water Commission received $4.4m each.
Travis Ford, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Resources, said the environmental agency evaluated communities' requests for money by examining factors such as reducing energy use and adopting innovative approaches.