North Prairie Regional Water District has been awarded a $3.8 million loan through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.

The loan will assist in replacing 13.5 miles of transmission line from Logan to Velva, rehabilitatation of the existing booster station and increased storage capacity. The project will provide safe storage and distribution of water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides part of the program’s funding, which offers below-market interest rate loans to political subdivisions for financing projects authorized under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.