Small Town Receives $936,000 to Upgrade Water Infrastructure

Release date: 05/11/2010

Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov

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(Kansas City, Kan., May 11, 2010) - EPA has awarded $936,000 to the McDonald County, Mo., Public Water Supply District for the construction of a new wastewater collection system in the Village of Jane, Mo.

EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, "It's always a pleasure to help Missouri communities better protect their water resources. These EPA funds will help build a better system that safeguards the crystal streams and vital groundwater that make the Ozarks a national treasure."

The project is designed to eliminate 130 septic systems which have been polluting ground and surface waters in the Village of Jane. A series of pump stations and pipelines will be constructed to convey the wastewater to the existing Bella Vista, Ark., wastewater treatment plant.

EPA oversees the protection of water quality and public health. The Agency is working with community leaders and the public to meet the growing needs and demands of our limited water resources. EPA remains committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for managing and financing infrastructure with public and private partners.

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Jane is a small village in McDonald County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 90 at the intersection with U.S. Route 71. The original settlement is about one mile east on an older alignment of US 71. It had been an unincorporated community for many years, and previously had the ZIP code of 64846, though mail is now delivered from Pineville. It incorporated in 2005. In 2006, the village expanded from its original boundaries to include a large section of US 71. It extends south to within a mile of the Arkansas state line.

Notable residents include: Hank Williams 3rd grew up in Jane MO.

Jane is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Jane is notable in that it is what some consider the epicenter of economic development in MacDonald County as it is currently the only municipality hosting a Walmart store. Also notable is the large Walmart data center situated just to the south of Jane, visible from highway 71, and secret to a conspicuous degree--not even the McDonald County assessor is allowed in without signing a non-disclosure agreement.