PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources announced Thursday that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $1,638,727 in grants for solid waste and water resource management projects.
“I am pleased to announce this financial assistance is available,” said DANR Secretary Hunter Roberts. “These grants will result in solid waste facility improvements and enhanced water resource management, helping protect our environment and natural resources.”
Funds were awarded from DANR’s State Water Resources Management System and the Solid Waste Management Program to the following:
- Custer Fall River Waste Management District – $15,500 Solid Waste Management Program grant to supplement a $70,000 grant awarded in June 2021. Grant funds will be used to cover landfills and improve drainage.
- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources – $1,021,500 State Water Resources Management System grant to develop new groundwater observation wells for DANR’s Water Rights Program.
- Pierre – $172,000 Solid Waste Management Program grant to purchase a replacement scraper for the Pierre Regional Landfill. The equipment will be covered by the grant and local funds.
- Sioux Falls – $180,000 Solid Water Management Program grant to purchase a solid waste shredder for the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill. The equipment will cost approximately $180,000. This grant and funds from the local community will pay for it.
- Watertown – $249,727 State Water Resources Management System grant to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort to update the Watertown & Vicinity Big Sioux Flood Control Study originally completed in the 1990s.
The Board of Water and Natural Resources approved the funding at Thursday’s meeting in Pierre.