BISMARCK – The State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, jointly administered by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority, awarded loans for water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer projects in December.

Fessenden was awarded a $2 million loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to reconstruct the existing lagoons to bring them up to current standards.

Stanley was awarded a $1.1 million loan from the CWSRF and a $1.3 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to replace water and sanitary sewer lines, replace damaged storm sewer and install new manholes along Fifth Street Southeast between Third and Sixth Avenues. This project will reduce repairs and improve system reliability.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides part of the SRF programs’ funding, which offers below-market interest rate loans to political subdivisions for financing projects authorized under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. SRF programs operate nationwide to provide funding to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our vital water resources.