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Missouri to spend $266m on wastewater and drinking water projects

11 November 2009

Divided between 35 cities and 17 communities, the $146m from the federal stimulus package and $120m from a state loan programme will be good for the state’s water and wastewater systems.

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.
 

 

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