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Rural Development: USDA's Approach to Funding Water and Sewer Projects

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 22, 1995
Report No. RCED-95-258
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Summary:

Many of the 63 million people living in rural counties in the United States still lack access to clean drinking water and sanitary waste disposal facilities. Continuing a long-standing effort, the Agriculture Department's (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Program funds water and sewer projects in rural communities. The program is now the major source of federal funds targeted to water and sewer projects in rural areas. In fiscal year 1994, USDA provided about $1.3 billion for the program. This report provides information on (1) funding levels for the program and the projects supported, (2) the formula that USDA uses to allocate loan and grant funds among its state offices, and (3) the approach that USDA state and district offices use to distribute funds within states.

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