The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, Tuesday, approved an update to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan (IUP) Project Priority List, for state fiscal year 2020, during their meeting in Des Moines. Among the projects where planning and design (P&D) loans were approved, were those in Lewis, Malvern and Adel. In Lewis, a Water Treatment and Distribution System P&D loan of $120,000 was approved. In Malvern, a $228,000 P&D loan was approved for the construction of a new water treatment plant. And, in Adel, a $1.025-million DWSRF loan for P&D water treatment improvements was approved for Adel.

An Infrastructure and Engineering-related improvement loan was approved for Mt. Ayr in a revised loan application. The city will receive $4.1-million for a water main replacement project and water plant demolition, and a supplemental loan of $275,000 for the movement of a prefabricated booster pump station to a new location, to improve pressure for the water system.