Federal government funding $240 million of water infrastructure repair projects
(UC) -- The Department of the Interior announced that $240.4 million of funding from the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will go toward 46 projects in 11 states to repair water delivery systems.
The program through the Bureau of Reclamation will help fund significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways and water pipelines, as well as water pipeline replacements.
“As western communities face growing challenges accessing water in the wake of record drought, these investments in our aging water infrastructure will safeguard community water supplies and revitalize water delivery systems,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said.
The infrastructure law includes $8.3 billion for water infrastructure programs, making it one of the largest investments in drought resilience in American history, according to the Department of the Interior.
The projects selected for this funding are in the major river basins and regions where the Reclamation operates. The projects include pipeline repairs in Utah and investments in a pumping plant in Montana. Other projects are in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
The details of the 46 projects are available on the Reclamation’s website.
“The Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with states and local water districts receiving municipal water and irrigation water from federally-owned projects, is responsible for much of the water infrastructure in the West,” said Acting Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner David Palumbo. “These water systems work because of this federal to non-federal partnership, and this funding will help to complete necessary extraordinary maintenance keeping projects viable and partnerships strong."
The Bureau of Reclamation concluded the initial application period for these funds in January. The second application period for extraordinary maintenance funding is planned for October.
Click here for more information on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments.
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