7 CFR § 1782.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1782.1"
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title: "7 CFR § 1782.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1782.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1782"
part_name: "SERVICING OF WATER AND WASTE PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1981; 16 U.S.C. 1005."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 55013, Sept. 28, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1782"
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# 1782.1 Purpose.

This part outlines the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development and/or Agency, policies and procedures for servicing direct and insured Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) loans and grants; Watershed loans and advances; Resource Conservation and Development loans; Technical Assistance and Training grants; Emergency Community Water Assistance grants; Solid Waste Management grants; and section 306C WWD loans and grants.