CARRINGTON, N.D. — The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) MR&I Water Supply Assistance Grant Program provides funding assistance to offset the costs of new customer hookups to a rural water system or district within Garrison Diversion’s member counties. Recently, grants were awarded in the Jamestown area.
In August, the MR&I Committee awarded a program high $65,694 to eight rural water users in the district for residential, livestock and business use. Those receiving grants in the Jamestown area were the following:
Barnes Rural Water District - $5,900 for one customer hookup
Stutsman Rural Water District - $19,300 for two customer hookups
The Water Supply Assistance Grant Program is also in place to aid municipal water systems or districts with extraordin