Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region has awarded a $14.6 million contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for construction of the Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie Pumping Plant and Pipeline (Intertie).
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America’s water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again. With an array of projects identified by stakeholders as critical, the Bureau of Reclamation worked through a rigorous merit-based process to identify investments that met the criteria put forth in the Recovery Act: namely, that the project addresses the Department’s highest priority mission needs; generates the largest number of jobs in the shortest period of time; and creates lasting value for the American public.
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WATER — OR THE LACK OF IT– HAS SHAPED BOTH THE LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA.
THE CURRENT DROUGHT IS ENTERING A THIRD YEAR.
HELP IS ON THE WAY – RECLAMATION WILL PROVIDE 40-MILLION DOLLARS FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND RE-INVESTMENT ACT…
BUT WE ALL NEED TO TAKE PART IN CONSERVING THIS PRECIOUS RESOURCE…
INSTALL A WATER SAVING DEVICE ON YOUR FAUCETS, TOILETS AND SHOWERS.
REPAIR LEAKS PROMPTLY.
WITH YOUR HELP, WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR LIMITED RESOURCES.
THE U-S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION-MANAGING WATER IN THE WEST.
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THE U-S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IS READY TO INVEST NEARLY 1-BILLION DOLLARS FOR WATER PROJECTS ACROSS THE WEST. IT’S PART OF THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND RE-INVESTMENT ACT.
BUT IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN JUST MONEY TO CONSERVE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
INSTALL WATER SAVING DEVICES…
REPAIR LEAKS AND DRIPS PROMPTLY…
LIMIT WATERING YOUR LAWN…
PLEASE, HELP THE WEST PROTECT ITS WATER SUPPLY FOR THE FUTURE.
THE U-S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION-MANAGING WATER IN THE WEST.
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YOU KNOW THE RULES…BUT DO YOU FOLLOW THEM?
WHEN IN AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS… TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS.
THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IS READY TO INVEST MORE THAN 2-AND-A-QUARTER-MILLION DOLLARS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE WEST.
HELP OUT BY REDUCING YOUR IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE.
DISPOSE OF TRASH PROPERLY AND KEEP STREAMS, RIVERS, LAKES AND RESERVOIRS CLEAN.
THE RULES ARE SIMPLE, BUT IT’S UP TO EACH OF US TO FOLLOW THEM…
A MESSAGE FROM THE U-S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION-MANAGING WATER IN THE WEST.
The $1 billion announced by Secretary Salazar today will go to programs including:
- Meeting Future Water Supply Needs (including Title XVI water recycling projects and rural water projects) – $469.7 million
- Improving Infrastructure Reliability and Safety – $156.2 million
- Environmental and Ecosystem Restoration – $219.7 million
- Water Conservation Initiative (Challenge Grants) – $39.8 million
- Green Buildings – $17.4 million
- Delivering water from the Colorado River to users in central Utah under the Central Utah Project Completion Act – $50 million
- Emergency drought relief in the West, primarily in California – $43.6 million
Mid Pacific Region (California) – $336.6 Million
- CALFED – Battle Creek Salmon/Steelhead Restoration Project
(63 k) - CALFED – Bay-Delta Conservation Plan (112 k)
- Contra Costa Fish Screen – Central Valley Project (51 k)
- Emergency Drought Relief (99 k)
- Folsom Dam Safety – Accelerate Construction (88 k)
- Klamath River Sedimentation Sampling/Analysis (32 k)
- Red Bluff Fish Passage – Central Valley Project (64 k)
- Trinity River Restoration – Central Valley Project (89 k)
Great Plains Region - $269.2 Million
- Flatiron Penstock Recoating – Colorado Big Thompson Project (93 k)
- Fort Peck/Dry Prairie Rural Water Project (83 k)
- Garrison Diversion Unit Rural Water Project (54 k)
- Lewis and Clark Rural Water Project (81 k)
- Mni Wiconi Rural Water Project (72 k)
- Perkins County Rural Water Project (102 k)
- Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Rural Water Project (81 k)
Lower Colorado Region- $210.6 Million
- Boulder Canyon Operating Office Green Building (157 k)
- Central Arizona Project – Gila River Indian Community (59 k)
- Lower Colo. River Multi Species Conservation Implementation (59 k)
- Yuma Area Projects (115 k)
Pacific Northwest Region – $74.9 Million
- Leavenworth Water System ‐ Columbia Basin Project (55 k)
- Potholes Supplemental Feed Route – Columbia Basin Project (427 k)
- Weber Siphon Complex – Columbia Basin Project (87 k)
- Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project – Sunnyside (423 k)
Upper Colorado Region – $40.1 Million
- Animas‐La Plata Project ‐ Accelerate Construction (92 k)
- Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Projects (Title II) (65 k)
Central Utah Project Completion Act Office (CUPCA)
Inspection of Canal Reaches in Urbanized Areas
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For more information regarding USBR ARRA activities, please contact recovery@usbr.gov.
