### Question
How does the law define rural water supply project?


### Answer
Under *43 U.S.C. § 2401*, **rural water supply project** is defined as:

> a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities, each of which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes and tribal organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and residential water

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 2401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-RURAL WATER SUPPLY > SUBCHAPTER I-RECLAMATION RURAL WATER SUPPLY**

