At the last meeting of the Ironwood City Council, city manager Paul Anderson announced the city had received 100% in grant funding for the $10.5 million Phase 2 of the ongoing water pumping and treatment facility in Ironwood township, and according to TheDailyGlobe, also received a 100% grant funding for the just over $11 million Phase 5 of the ongoing county-wide water project. The sewer component of Phase 5 is stil knot funded but the city is working on getting at least 50% of the money for that.