January 8, 2019 • Page 8 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Gov. Daugaard Announces More Than $44.4 Million For Environmental Projects PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved more than $44.4 million for water, wastewater, recycling and solid waste projects. The board met today over the Digital Dakota Network. The $44,462,400 total includes $648,400 in grants and over $43.8 million in low-interest loans, with $1,145,000 in principal forgiveness. The grants and loans awarded by the board are administered through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “I am pleased to announce that this financial assistance is available,” said Gov. Daugaard. “These grant and loan awards will result in upgraded wastewater and drinking water infra- structure, wood waste removal, more recycling opportunities, local training and enhanced protection of the environment.” Grants were awarded to: •Hot Springs, $17,500 grant for wood waste processing. •Irene, $6,000 to purchase a recycling trailer. •Sioux Falls, $283,000 to purchase wood waste processing equipment. •Solid Waste Management Association, $41,000 to host landfill operations training. Loans were awarded to: •Pierre, $36,850,000 loan to construct and develop a surface water intake and build a drinking water treatment plant. •Mitchell, $4,621,000 loan for storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking water system improvements in the east central drain- age basin and to install nonpoint source best management practices in the Firesteel Creek watershed. •Chamberlain, $300,000 for water meter replacement. •Crooks, $348,000 loan amendment for sanitary and storm sewer improvements. A loan with principal forgiveness was awarded to: •Tulare, $1,395,000 loan, with $1,145,000 in principal forgiveness, for water system improvements. A grant and loan package was awarded to: •Tri-county Landfill Association, $600,000 to purchase a landfill compactor, which includes a $300,000 grant and $300,000 loan. The grants and loans were awarded from DENR’s Consoli- dated Water Facilities Construction Program, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program and Solid Waste Management Program. The Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, funded in part by revenues from the Petroleum Release Compensation Tank Inspection fee and the sale of lotto tickets, provides grants and loans for water, wastewater and watershed projects. The State of South Dakota and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, which provides lowinterest loans for public drinking water system projects. The State of South Dakota and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, which provides low-interest loans for wastewater, storm water, water conservation, and nonpoint source projects. Principal forgiveness is a subsidy option that results in a reduced loan repayment amount for the borrower. The Solid Waste Management Program provides grants and loans for solid waste disposal, recycling and waste tire projects. The Legislature annually appropriates dedicated water and waste funding for the Consolidated and Solid Waste programs through the Governor’s Omnibus Water Funding Bill. South Dakota History’ Highlights SDDA Encourages Residents Tribal Leader, Early Fur Trader To Bag Evergreen Decorations PIERRE, S.D.—Two figures from South Dakota’s diverse history and an account of the New Deal’s impact on the state are featured in the latest issue of “South Dakota History,” the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society. “Reexamining Dick Wilson: Oglala Politics, Nation Building, and Local Conflict, 1972–1976” by John Truden explores the complicated legacy of Dick Wilson, who served as chair of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in the 1970s. While Wilson is most remembered for his controversial leadership during the Wounded Knee occupation of 1973, Truden emphasizes the chairman’s efforts to improve conditions on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Wilson promoted education, worked to improve infrastructure and used federal funds with the goal of creating an independent Oglala nation. Truden is a doctoral student in history at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. W. Raymond Wood examines the life of a little-known French-Canadian trader and interpreter in “Forgotten Fur Trader: Joseph Graveline and Exploration on the Upper Missouri River.” Graveline first came to historians’ attention through the journals of Meriwether Lewis and Wil- liam Clark, whom he assisted during their travels through Louisiana Territory in 1804–1806. Wood focuses on Graveline’s interactions with traders, explorers, government officials and American Indians before and after the Lewis and Clark Expedition to provide a fuller picture of the fur trader and his impact on the region. Wood is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Missouri, where he taught for almost four decades. An excerpt from “A New Deal for South Dakota” by R. Alton Lee focuses on the political, economic and natural environment in South Dakota from the end of World War I to the onset of the Great Depression. In those years, South Dakotans faced economic and environmental disaster. To survive, many turned to the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Lee is professor emeritus of history at the University of South Dakota and specializes in the political history of the Northern Great Plains. “South Dakota History” is a benefit of membership in the South Dakota State Historical Society. For information on membership, call 605-773-6000. To purchase individual issues, call 605-773-6009. Bought From Chain Stores RAPID CITY, S.D. -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) is encouraging residents who purchased wreaths and other evergreen decorations from chain stores to bag items and dispose of them in a landfill to stop the spread of the invasive insect elongate hemlock scale (EHS). EHS was found on wreaths and other evergreen decorations sold at chain stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin this December. “The insect has now been found in South Dakota on wreaths and other live holiday greenery, but not on Christmas trees,” says Greg Josten, state forester with the SDDA. EHS is native to Asia and resembles small, light, yellow-brown bumps on the underside of needles, less than one-sixteenth inches long. It was introduced into New York from Asia around 1900 and has since spread to much of New England, west to Ohio and south to the Carolinas. The insect had not been found on conifers in South Dakota’s region until this recent discovery in the wreaths. The principal host for EHS is the eastern hemlock, a rare tree in South Dakota. However, it also attacks spruce trees, which are a native tree to the Black Hills and among the most common evergreens in communities and windbreaks across the state. “Wreaths and other live evergreen decorations purchased from chain-stores should not be placed in compost piles or used as mulch,” recommends Josten. “If these materials are infested, the eggs will still hatch this spring and the young insects will move to nearby spruces. Instead, place any wreaths or evergreen decorations that were purchased from chain stores in bags and dispose in the landfill.” Agriculture is a major contributor to South Dakota’s economy, generating $25.6 billion in annual economic activity and employing over 115,000 South Dakotans. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture's mission is to promote, protect and preserve this industry for today and tomorrow. Visit us online at http:// sdda.sd.gov or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Treasure Awaits! 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