Where did the funds come from to upgrade ALPUC's water and sewer systems?

Through the Consolidated Farm & Rural Development Act, USDA Rural Development makes funds available for direct loans (and grants for eligible project areas) for drinking water and wastewater systems in rural areas. Without these programs, many small West Virginia communities, like ours, would be unable to resolve their water and waste problems. The $3.5 million loan, at 4.25% interest for 40 years, which funded the replacement of Alpine Lake's worn out sewage treatment plant closed in January 2008 and was made through the USDA Rural Development program. Likewise, our water upgrade loans came from USDA Rural Development.