Funding for rural wastewater repairs in Oregon may run dry

Oregon families facing septic emergencies have until December 2025 to access emergency loans that have saved over 350 households from impossible $28,000+ repair bills. The Clean Water Loan program—which helped Robin DeLong's dairy farm family escape twice-monthly sewage backups into their bathroom—faces funding cuts that could shut down this lifeline for rural communities. With 40% of recipients being low-income households who have nowhere else to turn, the clock is ticking on a program that's prevented environmental disasters across 31 Oregon counties.

Learn more at https://www.argusobserver.com/news/funding-for-rural-wastewater-repairs-may-run-dry/article_41076680-2536-4ce6-afcd-da867643145e.html

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