Rural Arizona, inclusing the town of Mammoth, to get $25 million for water infrastructure projects
Four rural communities across Arizona will be getting much-needed modernization projects for aging drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to improve their drinking water quality and supply and make water usage more efficient in the era of climate change.
The Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in 43 states including Arizona. A total of 220 projects will help improve rural water infrastructure for 787,000 residents in communities with populations of 10,000 or less.
“When rural America thrives, all of America thrives,” USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand said in making the announcement. “Upgrading water infrastructure provides a path to economic growth and protects the health and safety of people who live and work in rural areas.”
