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New Community Water and Sewer Systems and the Population of Small Towns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Jerome M. Stam
Jerome M. Stam*
Affiliation:
State and Local Government Program Area of the Economic Development Division of the Economic Research Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Recent years have seen a rapid expansion in expenditures for new small town water and sewer systems. Both federal and state governments have increased their aid programs significantly in this field. The primary source of federal funds for new water and sewer facilities in such towns has been the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), whose loans and grants totaled approximately $1,425 million for water and $629 million for sewer facilities in such places during fiscal years 1966-1973.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , July 1974 , pp. 71 - 77
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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