Rural Areas Getting $331 Million Stimulus for Water Infrastructure

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $331 million in 85 projects aimed at improving water and wastewater infrastructure in rural areas in 39 states and American Samoa.Community infrastructure investments are a key piece of USDA’s mission to support America’s rural communities, and these investments build on the $13.9 billion USDA has invested over the course of the Obama administration to support 5,825 water and waste infrastructure projects that currently benefit 19.5 million rural residents."Strategic investments like these into community infrastructure provide a path to rural economic growth," Vilsack says. "Water and wastewater upgrades protect