Western US Receives $585 Million to Bolster Water Infrastructure

Nearly $585 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be allocated toward water infrastructure repairs in the western United States, the Department of the Interior announced on April 6.
The funds will go toward 83 projects across 11 states to “improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydro power generation, and provide water treatment.”
“President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a historic investment to provide clean, reliable water to families, farmers, and tribes,” Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau said in a statement. “As we work to address record drought and changing climate conditions throughout the West, these investments in our aging water infrastructure will conserve community water supplies and revitalize water delivery systems.”…}