미주리 주 잭슨 카운티(Jackson County)에 위치한 공공 수자원 공급 제 16구역은 최근 미주리 천연자원 부서로부터 3백만 달러의 자금을 지원 받았다. 이를 통해 전 구역에 5,100 피트 길이의 배수관과 신형 펌프 시설을 설치하게 될 전망이다.

지원금 150만 달러, 저리 대출 금융 150만 달러를 포함하는 이 자금지원 패키지는 향후 20년간 구역의 음용수 수요를 충족시킬 수 있는 성능의 Independence 사로부터 물을 구매하는데 필요한 공급 시스템 개선을 위한 비용을 덜 수 있도록 한다.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, July 30, 2013 -- The Public Water Supply District No. 16 of Jackson County, Mo., has received $3 million in funding from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to add a new booster pump station and approximately 5,100 feet of drinking water piping throughout the district. 

The funding package, which includes a $1.5 million grant and $1.5 million low-interest loan, will help pay for distribution system improvements to allow the district to purchase water from Independence, which has the capacity to meet the district's drinking water needs for the next 20 years. 

Funding for the grant and loan comes from the Missouri Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which provides funding to assist communities with drinking water infrastructure needs.  A portion of the funding will be targeted toward green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency, and environmentally innovative projects. 

The Department of Natural Resources Water Protection Program will administer the grant and loan funds and is committed to working closely with communities to assist with funding efforts that support water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects.

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 7월 30일]