CO 58 Clay Creek/Sandhills Energy Lamar Solar Project
The Proposed Action would include solar arrays installed in the 33.7-acre project area. The project would include 12,9000 modules, 24 generating units, and inverters.
Staff assignment name: Russell Japuntich
Project submittal date: 9/5/2025
Project Approval Date: 9/9/2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16
CO 58 Clay Creek/Sandhills Energy La Junta Solar Project
The proposed project would cover approximately 31 acres of vacant private land. The project would include 12,9000 modules, 24 generating units and inverters.
Staff assignment name: Russell Japuntich
Project submittal date: 9/5/2025
Project Approval Date: 9/9/2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16
USDA Rural Development provides funding to construct a new water tank in the Village of Burnt Prairie
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development (RD) provided a $1,243,000 grant and a $786,000 loan through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program to the Village of Burnt Prairie, IL, to construct a new 75,000-gallon elevated water storage tank. The project will provide better quality water to approximately 230 people across 56 square miles and reduce water loss.
USDA Rural Development provides funding to construct a new water tank in the Village of Burnt Prairie
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development (RD) provided a $1,243,000 grant and a $786,000 loan through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program to the Village of Burnt Prairie, IL, to construct a new 75,000-gallon elevated water storage tank. The project will provide better quality water to approximately 230 people across 56 square miles and reduce water loss.
Bjorn Solar
Brief Project Description: Construct a 5-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility located on a parcel in previously disturbed for agriculture activities.
Staff Assignment Name: Damon Armstrong
Project Submittal Date: July 25, 2025
Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Applied: B5.16
USDA Funds Infrastructure Projects in Four Utah Communities
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 8, 2025 – USDA Rural Development Utah State Director Stan Summers today announced four projects are awarded to help plan for, build, and maintain water and wastewater infrastructure in rural Utah.
USDA Rural Development invests $137,000 to help fund emergency repairs to flood-damaged watermains in Franklin and Jersey counties
Funding through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) program will help recovery from heavy rains and flooding
Rural doesn’t mean less
According to a Bureau of Health Workforce analysis published in November 2024, the average age of registered nurses across the United States was over 43 years old, while the population of Americans over age 65 is expected to increase from 58 to 82 million by 2050.