MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The PEER Committee has released a report on its finding involving county utility authorities and their use of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Infrastructure Program.
The executive summary of the report says: “In the 2006 Regular Session, subsequent to Hurricane Katrina, the Legislature passed the Gulf Coast Region Utility Act, which authorized [...] [...]
JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour says using $6 million in state-backed bonds for a downtown project won’t fix the problems with the city of Jackson’s water system.
Barbour is a member of the State Bond Commission, which rejected the city’s project weeks ago. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Barbour sent a letter this week to Mayor Harvey [...] [...]
MCCOMB — McComb Mayor Zachary Patterson and approximately 75 dignitaries, supporters, contractors and special guests commemorated the completion of the state-of-the-art McComb Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility during ceremonies held June 22 in McComb.
Patterson said the $34-million facility, which was completed approximately $1 million under budget and three months ahead of schedule, is able to [...] [...]
MONTICELLO — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) reported that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved a $345,180 grant to the Town of Monticello to upgrade the community’s wastewater infrastructure.
The EDA Disaster Recovery Project funding will go toward a $690,360 project to improve the Monticello wastewater infrastructure to prevent overflows and backups that occur after heavy [...] [...]
JACKSON — On March 24, the board of directors of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution supporting funding from the state for water system upgrades for the Mississippi Cpaitol Complex.
The resolution reads: “WHEREAS, the 2010 Mississippi Legislature, through House Bill 1701, is actively considering a measure to assist in paying for water system [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Commission on Environmental Quality recently approved two revisions to the Surface Water and Groundwater Use and Protection Regulations. These revisions address the permitting procedures and requirements associated with the issuance of groundwater and surface water use and withdrawal permits by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Land and Water Resources [...] [...]
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced that four communities have been approved for subsidized low-interest loans for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
The funding is being made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund Program (WPCRLF) administered by MDEQ. These are [...] [...]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of $175.8 million in water and environmental projects that are being funded immediately through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The projects will help provide safe drinking water and improved wastewater treatment for rural communities in 27 states.
To date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $1.47 billion [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. has Senate passed the FY2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, which provides funding for federal water projects in Mississippi and university-led energy research.
“Senate passage of this bill is a key step toward providing the funding we need to operate and maintain the federal water projects that are important to [...] [...]
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