The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,817,400 project grant to the MNI Waste' Water Company (MNI), a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe water utility, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of water distribution pipelines and residential connections to provide reliable, high-quality drinking water to 37 households in a rural area northwest of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation. Residents in the project area currently rely on limited groundwater wells or have to haul water from up to 10 miles away due to the poor quality and insufficient quantity of local groundwater supplies. The project aims to address water scarcity and improve drought resilience for this tribal community by delivering a sustainable drinking water infrastructure solution.
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