Big Sandy one of 19 communities receiving infrastructure planning grant

From Montana Department of Commerce

HELENA — Nineteen Montana communities including Big Sandy will share more than $275,000 in planning grants through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Treasure State Endowment Program to support the development of infrastructure projects.

“Every community needs clean drinking water, safe bridges and good water treatment systems,” Montana Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice said. “These TSEP grants support the planning of infrastructure projects that are vital to the future of Montana communities.”

The state-funded TSEP program supports local governments with the development of infrastructure plans. The project phase of the program assists local governments with drinking water system upgrades, wastewater treatment facilities, sanitary or storm sewer systems, solid waste disposal and separation systems, and bridges.

The following communities have received TSEP Infrastructure Planning grants:

• Big Horn County: $12,696 to complete a Capital Improvements Plan update

• Town of Big Sandy: $15,000 to complete a storm water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Butte-Silver Bow County: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• City of Deer Lodge: $15,000 to complete a wastewater system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Flathead County: $15,000 to complete a wastewater system Preliminary Engineering Report for Evergreen Water and Sewer District No. 1

• Town of Flaxville: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Town of Fromberg: $10,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Glacier County: $12,581 to complete a Capital Improvements Plan update

• Gore Hill County Water District — Cascade County: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Ranchview County Water District — Lewis and Clark County: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Roberts Carbon County Water and Sewer District: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• City of Scobey: $15,000 to complete a storm water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Seeley Lake Sewer District: $15,000 to complete a wastewater system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Sweet Grass County: $15,000 to complete a Capital Improvements Plan update

• City of Three Forks: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Valley County: $15,000 to complete a Capital Improvements Plan update

• Town of Wibaux: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

• Wibaux County: $15,000 to complete a bridge system Preliminary Engineering Report

• City of Wolf Point: $15,000 to complete a water system Preliminary Engineering Report

Eligible applicants for TSEP planning grants include incorporated cities or towns, counties, consolidated governments, tribal governments and county or multi-county water, sewer or solid waste districts.

For more information, visit http://comdev.mt.gov/Programs/TSEP/PlanningGrants/.