News Release
Mueller applauds MPCA grant to Austin’s Cedar River Watershed District
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today that Austin’s Cedar River Watershed District would receive a $78,000 grant to “assess, evaluate, and develop water infrastructure projects to improve stormwater systems and best prepare them for heavy rain events”. Representative Patricia Mueller, R-Austin, joined MPCA officials at the announcement.
“This grant will go a long way towards helping bolster our local water infrastructure to withstand the effects of severe weather events, and I look forward to the great things the Cedar River Watershed District will do with these funds,” said Mueller. “Our local Soil and Water Conservation Districts are so incredibly important to us here in Greater Minnesota. They are in our communities, seeing the needs every day and creating partnerships like this one to help maintain our local infrastructure. This partnership between the state and local government is exactly what we want to see in order to preserve our environment, our watershed district and the beautiful City of Austin for generations to come.”
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