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:
Mid Pacific Region (California) - $260 Million
(100 k) (112 k) (103 k) (99 k) (118 k) (312 k) (112 k) (114 k)Great Plains - $200 Million
(94 k) (79 k) (102 k) (124 k) (110 k) (102 k) (136 k)Lower Colorado - $101 Million
(70 k) (61 k) (90 k) (115 k) (115 k)Pacific Northwest Region - $94.6 Million
(107 k) (100 k) (87 k) (193 k)Upper Colorado Region - $28.3 Million
(64 k) (85 k)Central Utah Project Completion Act Office (CUPCA)
Summary of all Bureau of Reclamation Recovery Investments (55 k)
For more information regarding USBR ARRA activities, please contact recovery@usbr.gov.
Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Award for Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region in California
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region has issued a cooperative agreement award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The $5.25 million award is for the Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project on the Sacramento River in northern California.
Washington, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified 27 water reclamation and reuse projects that will share in a total of $134.3 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified three Rural Water projects in North Dakota and South Dakota that will share $93 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, at a press conference with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California congressional leaders, 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. Overall, the Department of the Interior will manage $3 billion in investments as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.
Secretary Salazar Announces $107.9 Million Provided for Projects in the Lower Colorado Region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to repair America’s water infrastructure and help address the country’s long-term water supply challenges. Of the $1 billion invested through Reclamation, $107.9 million will go to projects in the Lower Colorado Region.
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