The money will pay for projects including new well and wastewater treatment systems for homes in Rampart and improvements to McGrath’s water system.
The grants will pay for new well and wastewater treatment systems for homes in Rampart and improvements to McGrath’s water system. They’ll also fund the engineering and environmental reports for a new solid waste facility in Ruby, new landfills in Rampart and Tanacross, and repairs to Nenana’s wastewater treatment system.
“With our communities in Alaska, health isn’t just a hospital,” she said. “Health starts from your drinking water, to waste disposal, to being able to have telemedicine appointments along the way.” “A lot of the infrastructure was built all around the same time, and so we’re seeing aging of that infrastructure at the same time,” she said. “That is putting additional stress on those systems and on those communities.”
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