A grant of $150,000 from the from Iowa Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Fund will help build a new wastewater treatment facility that will employ UV disinfection in Nora Springs. The project will cost $8,424,029, the state says.
The Iowa Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Fund was created in 2018 to give grants to water and wastewater projects. The Fund was established by Senate File 512 and is described in Iowa Code Section 16.134.
The grant priorities are for disadvantaged communities, projects that will significantly improve water quality in the watershed, projects that use alternative wastewater treatment technologies and other qualifications.
The grant awardees are determined by a committee consisting of the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture (or designee), the Executive Director of the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) (or designee), and the Director of the Iowa DNR (or designee).
