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Earth Day 2003: Sacramento County Sanitation District, California

Loan:    $154,500
Grant:   $825,100

Other:*   $326,550

* Applicant Contribution

Total:    $1,306,550

Outline of Need:

The community of Locke, California located in rural Sacramento County is the oldest still-occupied community in California that was built by Chinese immigrants.

In 1990, the community was listed as a National Historic Landmark. The 80 residents of the community have a median household income of $12,999. The current wastewater treatment system was constructed in 1915. The system has been in violation of water quality standards since 1996.

How Rural Development Helped:

This project involves the construction of a new low-pressure sanitary sewer system, which will connect to a regional county-operated facility.

Inspection of construction of the new sewer system Workers inside a ditch at the site

Pictured, above:  (L) Inspection of construction of the new sewer system; (R) Workers inside a ditch at the site.

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