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Morral, health department awarded EPA funding
MARION - Communities in Northwest Ohio are receiving more than $28 million in low-interest rate funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make other water quality improvements. The loans were approved between Jan. 1 and March 31. The lower interest rates and principal forgiveness will save communities $4.6 million.
Morral is receiving $332,980 to design a sanitary sewer system for the village.
Marion Public Health will receive $100,000 in principal forgiveness loans to repair and replace household sewage treatment systems.
Statewide, Ohio EPA awarded more than $370 million in loans during the first quarter of 2021, including $6.75 million in principal forgiveness.