$200 mln earmarked for clean water projects WASHINGTON (AP) - More than $200 million has been earmarked for clean water improvements in rural communities in 44 states and Puerto Rico, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said Thursday. The amount is the largest single announcement for rural wastewater projects in USDA's history, Glickman said. About $155 million of the money will come in the form of loans and grants from USDA. An additional $52.4 million will come from other public and private sources. "Many of us take the luxury of clean and safe drinking water and adequate waste disposal for granted," Glickman said. "Even as we approach the year 2000, more than 2.3 million rural Americans live in homes without safe running water or no pipes running in it at all." See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559272349-abe>
