Water, sewer application scores announced
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HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced the scores and ranking of the first round of applications for water and sewer investments.
“Montana is helping lead the nation in investing federal funds toward critical water and sewer upgrades,” Governor Gianforte said.
Ranking was conducted by a team of technical experts in drinking water, wastewater, engineering, and project management at the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation.
U.S. Treasury regulations require applications to be reviewed according to criteria from the federal Clean Water and Drinking Water revolving loan programs. The criteria prioritizes projects that improve access to clean drinking water and/or support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
Local governments were given higher scores in the ranking process for addressing serious health concerns, addressing affordability, and providing matching funds.
The ARPA Infrastructure Advisory Commission will make the final recommendation to the governor. The commission will meet on Aug. 26.
Public comments or letters of support regarding a specific project application can be mailed to: dnrarpa@mt.gov or submitted in the Public Comment Form online.
Four Lake County applications were submitted:
