Big Muddy rancher
Well-known member
http://www.nemontel.net/~dprw/participation.html
Local Participation
An ongoing effort to educate the city councils and bring them on board started in August of 1998. The cities were asked for a $5 per water meter commitment. All the towns in the service area have paid this committment fee. Presently 12 of the below listed communities have signed 40-year agreements to accept the project's water.
DPRWA Communities with Public Water Systems
City
Number of Services
Antelope
30
Bainville
78
Cherry Creek RW
58
Culbertson
395
Flaxville
62
Froid
135
Glasgow
1560
Medicine Lake
174
Nashua
162
Opheim
75
Outlook
50
Plentywood
919
Scobey
630
St. Marie
190
Westby
102
DPRWA Rural Participation
A rural membership drive asking for $100 good-intent fee started in mid-December 1998. Of the 1,500 potential rural users, over 1,100 users have paid this intention fee.
Project Costs and Funding Sources
Construction costs for both projects will total $193 million (1998 dollars) with Dry Prairie's cost being $68 million and the Reservation's portion being $125 million. Federal legislation states the Reservation portion will be 100% funded and DPRWA's portion will be 76% funded. The remaining 24% will come from state and local sources. The local portion will come from hook-up fees and the sale of bonds.
Dry Prairie's annual cost of operation, maintenance, and debt service is established at $2.1 million once the system is completed. Operation and maintenance costs on the reservation are 100% covered by federal funds. In the Dry Prairie system the monthly water bill is estimated at $40.00 per month for the average residential connection. This estimate is based on the cost of operation, maintenance and debt service, and is comparable to other regional systems.
Local Participation
An ongoing effort to educate the city councils and bring them on board started in August of 1998. The cities were asked for a $5 per water meter commitment. All the towns in the service area have paid this committment fee. Presently 12 of the below listed communities have signed 40-year agreements to accept the project's water.
DPRWA Communities with Public Water Systems
City
Number of Services
Antelope
30
Bainville
78
Cherry Creek RW
58
Culbertson
395
Flaxville
62
Froid
135
Glasgow
1560
Medicine Lake
174
Nashua
162
Opheim
75
Outlook
50
Plentywood
919
Scobey
630
St. Marie
190
Westby
102
DPRWA Rural Participation
A rural membership drive asking for $100 good-intent fee started in mid-December 1998. Of the 1,500 potential rural users, over 1,100 users have paid this intention fee.
Project Costs and Funding Sources
Construction costs for both projects will total $193 million (1998 dollars) with Dry Prairie's cost being $68 million and the Reservation's portion being $125 million. Federal legislation states the Reservation portion will be 100% funded and DPRWA's portion will be 76% funded. The remaining 24% will come from state and local sources. The local portion will come from hook-up fees and the sale of bonds.
Dry Prairie's annual cost of operation, maintenance, and debt service is established at $2.1 million once the system is completed. Operation and maintenance costs on the reservation are 100% covered by federal funds. In the Dry Prairie system the monthly water bill is estimated at $40.00 per month for the average residential connection. This estimate is based on the cost of operation, maintenance and debt service, and is comparable to other regional systems.