Federal Loans Aimed at Rural Illinois Water Infrastructure
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is lending more than $16 million to a number of central and eastern Illinois communities to pay for water-related infrastructure work.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office said in a news release Monday that $14.3 million of the money will be used for a new wastewater treatment plan in Monticello. The town of about 5,500 people is about 20 miles southwest of Champaign.
Other loans include $840,000 for new water mains, water meters, fire hydrants and other work in Arcola. That town is about 40 miles south of Champaign.
In addition, a loan of $975,000 will help supply potable water to some residents of Shelby County in central Illinois and $425,000 will help replace a wastewater treatment plant in Iroquois County in eastern Illinois.
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