WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a total of
$5,000,000 to North Dakota tribes in water and waste grants.
- $3,000,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to
install a water main from Kenel, South Dakota to the North Dakota border
to benefit the residents of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. There is no
rural water service to this area of the reservation and many wells do not
provide adequate or reliable water for residents. The new water main will
allow for residents to have access to a safe water supply from the rural
water system.
- $2,000,000
to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to install water
supply and sewer system pipes for the residents of the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt, North Dakota. Current water mains
are mostly asbestos cement pipe and the sewer mains are clay tile/asbestos
cement which have been failing. With the completion of this project, which
will replace the deteriorated water and sewer mains, constituents in the
city of Belcourt will see improved water supply and sewer services.
