The Three Affiliated Tribes have been awarded $6.4 million in federal stimulus funds from the Bureau of Reclamation for rural water projects.

Three Fort Berthold Rural Water Systems will be continued with the funding.

The first project expands the existing Four Bears water treatment plant by enlarging the building and increasing the size of the clearwell reservoir.

The second project increases the treatment capacity of the Four Bears plant from 200 gallons per minute to 700 gpm using a membrane treatment process.

The third project expands the existing Mandaree water treatment plant by enlarging the building and increasing the size of the clearwell reservoir.

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $41.8 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for tribal water projects in North Dakota and South Dakota.