The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources recently announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $105,010,958 in additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants for drinking water and wastewater system improvements in South Dakota. These funds are to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The American Rescue Plan Act provides grants for eligible water, wastewater, stormwater, and nonpoint source projects. Through Governor Noem’s leadership and overwhelming support of the legislature, the state of South Dakota is making a historic investment in infrastructure by dedicating $689,384,221 of ARPA funding for local water and wastewater infrastructure grants. This allocation represents the last of the ARPA water funding.
Grants were awarded from State’s ARPA funds to several Mitchell area water projects:
Aurora-Brule Rural Water received an additional $846,775 ARPA grant to install a new parallel water main, a new water storage reservoir, multiple loops within the system, a booster station, and make distribution line improvements. Previous funding for this project was awarded in April 2022
Davison Rural Water System received an additional $189,255 ARPA grant to install a water line to parallel and loop existing mains and make upgrades to its automatic meter reading technology. Previous funding was awarded in April 2022.
Hanson Rural Water System received an additional $548,388 ARPA grant to install water lines to parallel and loop of existing mains and make upgrades to its automatic meter reading technology. Previous funding was awarded April 2022.
Randall Community Water District received an additional $10,000,000 ARPA grant to address increasing demand among existing customers and supply water to the City of Mitchell. The proposed improvements will provide enough capacity to allow Mitchell to connect its redundant water line to the system. Booster stations, storage facilities, and an upgrade to the Platte Water Treatment Plant are necessary to complete the proposed improvements. Previous funding was awarded in June 2022.