What may be the largest infrastructure grant in Sanpete County history has been awarded to Mt. Pleasant City to rehabilitate its irrigation water and flood control systems. The city council announced the award of a $15 million grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of USDA. J-U-B Engineering, the city’s consultant on the project, must still complete an Environmental Assessment (EA) as well as design and engineering.
The award was made possible by the new federal budget approved on March 23, which allotted $895 million to USDA for rural water and waste disposal projects. While exact details will have to wait for design and engineering, the overarching goals of the project will be to improve flood protection for the city, separate agricultural and residential irrigation users and completely replace the city’s irrigation system. Sanpete Messenger
