SCRANTON, Kan. (AP) — Scranton residents can expect some relief from waterline breaks after the northeastern Kansas city received federal funds to replace roughly half of its system.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Scranton saw an average of more than three water main breaks per month last year.

According to a project engineer with BG Consultants, most of the city’s pipes date to the 1960s. The Osage County city had 44 water main breaks last year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave about a $1.2 million loan and a $843,000 grant to the city to replace about 31,000 feet of its water lines.

The USDA Rural Development hands out loans and grants for water and sewer projects to communities when they can’t get funding at reasonable rates.