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North Dakota is putting new money into water infrastructure projects across the state.
The State Water Commission approved more than $30 million in cost-share funding during its meeting Tuesday in Bismarck. The funding package is designed to support municipal water systems, rural water districts, and other infrastructure upgrades across North Dakota.
Valley City will receive $2.5 million to replace the city’s northwest standpipe. That project is designed to improve water storage, pressure, and reliability as aging infrastructure is replaced in that part of the city.
The largest share of funding went to the East Central Regional Water District, which serves communities in Traill, Steele, Grand Forks, and Walsh counties, along with surrounding rural areas in eastern North Dakota. Two projects tied to that system total more than $25 million, including an expansion at the Hillsboro-area water treatment plant and additional supply and distribution upgrades.
State officials say the cost-share program is meant to reduce the local tax burden for large water projects, with funding coming from the Resources Trust Fund, which receives revenue from oil extraction taxes.
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