Earlier this summer, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved over $35 million for 13 environmental projects and programs in Arkansas, and thousands of Northwest Arkansans benefit. 

• Funding: Benton county received a $4,530,260 loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund to replace a water main and a $20,000,000 loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for wastewater treatment plant improvements. H2Ozarks also received a grant to administer the Septic Tank Remediation Pilot Program within the Buffalo River Watershed in nine counties, including Madison County. 
• Cleaner place: The Natural Resources Commission is comprised of nine members dedicated to cultivating a healthy environment for us to live in through Conservation, Water Resources Development, and Water Resources Management

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