South Dakota has awarded the final round of federal American Rescue Plan funding for drinking water and wastewater projects.

The Board of Water and Natural Resources approved the final grants during its November meeting.

The awards include three-point-five million dollars for the state’s Riparian Buffer Initiative, which helps landowners plant vegetation along waterways to reduce pollution.

Another one-point-three million dollars will help expand water supplies for the Mitchell area through the Randall Community Water District.

An additional one-point-three million dollars will support a regional water project serving rural Minnehaha and Moody counties through the Minnehaha Community Water Corporation and Big Sioux Community Water System.

South Dakota has used more than 703 million dollars from the Biden administration program for water infrastructure and quality improvements.

The federal money has supported 199 projects statewide, including the rapid completion of the Lewis & Clark water line to Madison.