U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated federal funding to benefit communities across western and northwestern Iowa including a number of public power communities.
This funding is authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Act.
Details on the FEMA awards for public power communities is as follows:
• Rock Rapids Municipal Utility: $138,604.75 to fund the repair or replacement of meters and regulators due to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes in June 2024.
• City of Onawa: $123,432.42 to fund the repair or replacement of transmission line poles due to severe winter storms in 2025.
• City of Spencer: $118,980 to fund citywide sewer system repairs or replacements due to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes in 2024.
