More than $9 million in loans is being sent to Washtenaw County for water systems improvements in Ann Arbor and Dexter.
Ann Arbor received more than $7.6 million to replace water mains and make upgrades to its water treatment plant. Dexter received more than $2.1 million for new well and water system improvements.
The Ann Arbor Wastewater Treatment Plant is shown in this file photo.
The changes will improve water quality, while also creating local jobs and stimulating economic development, according to an announcement posted on State Representative Pam Byrnes' Web site.
The funds were made available through the state Department of Environmental Quality.
Both Ann Arbor and Dexter also received nearly $4 million in principal loan forgiveness through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
"Providing a safe water supply to our residents should remain a top priority," Byrnes said on her site. "We can't afford to let more time go by without fixing the infrastructure that makes our state and communities run every day."
Officials in Ann Arbor and Dexter couldn't be reached Thursday to discuss the improvements.
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