Fix Up, Clean Up

Missouri homeowners with financial need can now get loans to help cure failing onsite treatment systems. The Missouri On-site Wastewater Improvement Loan program, funded by the state Department of Natural Resources and delivered by the state's regional planning commissions and councils of government, helps owners improve or replace their systems with the goal of protecting water quality. The state has allocated an initial $1 million as a revolving loan fund – enough to help fund about 100 system repairs or replacements statewide, according to Steve Etcher, executive director of the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission in