Congressionally directed spending grant - water disposal

The Town of Duncan, Arizona received a $274,000 congressionally directed spending grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to support critical water infrastructure improvements. The award, made on June 10, 2025, with a completion date of June 10, 2027, funds the development and enhancement of essential water system components to ensure reliable service delivery and reasonable user costs for rural residents.

The funded project includes multiple water infrastructure components: drilling a new well, installing approximately 2,500 feet of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping, constructing a 12,000-gallon water storage tank, and implementing a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for remote water quality monitoring. These infrastructure improvements are designed to strengthen Duncan's water utility system's capacity, reliability, and operational efficiency while supporting the Rural Utilities Service program objectives of enhancing service quality for financially needy rural communities.