DOI Recovery Activities - Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of Reclamation

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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PSA - California

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.

PSA 2

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.

PSA 3

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) - $450 million
Improving Infrastructure Reliability and Safety - $165 million
Environmental and Ecosystem Restoration - $235 million
Water Conservation Initiative (Challenge Grants) - $40 million
Green Buildings - $14 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 - $40 million