Investment to Benefit 826 Rural South Dakota Residents
The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $2,061,000 in the city of Lake Andes to improve its infrastructure and the project should be finalized in the coming month.
“This USDA investment provides safe and reliable wastewater infrastructure that is a vital component to prosperity in this rural South Dakota community,” said USDA Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross. “Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is proud to partner with rural communities in South Dakota because we know when rural America thrives, all of America thrives.”
The primary issue is a significantly high rate of infiltration and inflow that causes the sanitary sewer system to flood with groundwater, especially during heavy rain events, causing sewage back-up that directly impacts homes and businesses. These conditions are further exasperated by the existing brick manholes which compound the infiltration and inflow problem. The majority of the city of Lake Andes’ sanitary sewer collection system was built in the 1920’s with vitrified clay pipe (VC) and brick manholes (MHs). The city completed rehabilitation projects in the 1980’s and 2010 that addressed approximately one third of the city’s issues. The remaining 2/3’s of the system (that is still the original VCP and brick MH’s) was classified has in fair to poor condition to less than poor condition and on the verge of collapse.
USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan funds of $332,000 and a grant fund of $891,000 was leveraged with an $838,000 Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal 306C Native American Grant, a $735,000 South Dakota Community Development Block Grant, $37,000 from South Central Water Development District and a $3,000 applicant contribution for a total project cost of $2,836,000. These investments will be used to refurbish the entire sewage collection system with cast in place pipe (CIPP), including specialized coatings for the original manholes. This project has significantly improved Lake Andes existing wastewater collection system and serves 826 rural South Dakota residents.
USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov/sd.
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