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Earth Day 2003: Dickenson County Public Service Authority, Virginia

Loan:    $324,000
Grant:   $971,700

Other:*  $1,204,300

Total:    $2,500,000

Outline of Need:

The Lick Creek community of Dickenson County has been without safe and reliable drinking water for years. Residents have primarily relied on cisterns and the hauling of water to meet their needs and are faced with health and safety concerns related to their drinking water.

How Rural Development Helped:

Rural Development, along with the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Appalachian Regional Commission, has provided financing to construct a water distribution system for families in the Lick Creek community of Dickenson County. Loan and grant funds totaling approximately $2.5 million will help provide this community with a new, safe, and reliable water system. Funds will be used to install approximately 25 miles of water line, water storage tanks, and water meters.

The Results:

The Dickenson County Public Service Authority has worked diligently to provide potable water to this community. With assistance from Rural Development and its financial partners, the dream of potable water is now a reality for approximately 140 families. The public water system will provide clean, safe drinking water to citizens who have not had the benefit of this basic resource that most of us take for granted. With low interest loans and grant funds provided by all financial partners, this community, which has a median household income below the poverty line, will have clean drinking water at rates that are affordable.

Check presentation to the Dickenson County Public Service Authority

Pictured, above:  Scott Moore, Dickenson County Public Service Authority Board and Vice Chairman of the Dickenson County Board of Supervisors; Joe Newbill, State Director, Rural Development; Congressman Rick Boucher; Damon Rasnick, Chairman, Dickenson County Public Service Authority; and Phillip Puckett, State Senator.

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