The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is providing $2.1 million in loans and grants to establish a municipal water system for Biggs Junction.  The Biggs Service District is currently served by privately-owned water systems, each with its own storage and varying levels of treatment, with no connectivity between them, and no capacity to provide sufficient water volume in case of a fire, which has put a stop to building permits until that is addressed.  The federal funding will allow the Biggs Service District to drill a well to supply drinking water for the small community, construct a pump station and reservoir, purchase two of the private wells and upgrade them for a backup water source, and install a water main line to serve all users and provide flows necessary for firefighting activities.  The $1.56 million loan and $535,500 grant will be from USDA Rural Development’s Water and Waste Disposal Program.