Grant funding for the repair or replacement of residential septic systems is available in the upper White River watershed of southwest Missouri. Through early October, the Ozarks Water Watch had replaced 75 systems in the area, funded by $1 million the not-for-profit organization received from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Table Rock Lake Water Quality and the Department of Conservation.The program will pay 60 percent of the cost, with as much as 98 percent available for low-income homeowners. Originally, the maximum a homeowner could receive was $10,000 but that has been increased to $25,000, with half available as a
