The Lyon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday signed on to be a contributor to Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water’s North Area Water Source project.
The board voted unanimously to put in $9.8 million in bonding dollars for the project that aims to improve drinking water in areas in Redwood, Yellow Medicine and Lac qui Parle counties with poor water quality and/or limited quantities. It would also reduce wastewater discharge stream loading for communities dealing with discharge limit compliance issues.
Before Monday, LPRW had received a $9.9 million commitment from Lac qui Parle County. LPRW has secured $5.75 million in direct appropriations from the State of Minnesota Public Facilities Authority and has been issued funding in the form of a $2.194 million grant, as well as a $26.179 million loan from the USDA’s Rural Development program for a total of $28.373 million. LPRW will contribute an additional $4 million for the completion of the project.
