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Imperial Valley News
July 2, 2009

California Receives 98% of Recovery Act Funding Nationally for Recycling Water Projects

Written by Green Liver, Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Sacramento, California - California Recovery Task Force Director Cynthia Bryant today issued the following statement after U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced $134.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding for water recycling and reuse projects in the West.

California water agencies received $131.8 million of this funding for 26 of the 27 total projects announced today.

"We are working around the clock with the federal government to pump Recovery Act funding into the California economy quickly and responsibly - and as California copes with ongoing drought conditions, this funding is especially welcome to help fund critical water recycling and conservation projects up and down the state," said California Recovery Task Force Director Cynthia Bryant.

The funding will be provided through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. Approximately 70 percent of the projects are located in Southern California and cover a broad range of recycling, reuse and recovery activities which met federal criteria for funding.

California Projects Receiving Recovery Act/ARRA Funding:

Project descriptions and full funding information for the 26 California projects receiving Recovery Act funding can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/press/bureaus/bureau-of-reclamation/title-xvi-projects/

Antioch Recycled Water Project, Delta Diablo Sanitation District Antioch, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $467,800

Pittsburg Recycled Water Project Phase 2, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Antioch, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $363,900

Upper Mojave River Groundwater Regional Recharge and Recovery Project, Mojave Water Agency, Apple Valley, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $13,400,000

Regional Recycled Water Program, Northeast Area Project, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $10,000,000

Regional Recycled Water Program, Northwest Area Project, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $4,000,000

Southeast Water Reliability Project Phase 1, Central Basin Municipal Water District, Commerce, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $5,600,000

City of Industry Project, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, El Monte, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $4,850,000

Rosemead Extension Project, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, El Monte, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $750,000

Tustin Legacy Well #1, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $444,139

Wells 21 and 22, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $11,691,871

Natural Treatment System Site 67, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $5,661,296

El Monte Valley Groundwater Project; Pre Construction Phase: Environmental Documentation
Helix Water District, La Mesa, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $375,000

Tuscany Recycled Water System, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $3,100,000

Wildomar Recycled Water System, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $2,100,000

Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project Expansion-Long Beach Area Water Reclamation
Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Lakewood, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $ 478,750

Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project, Long Beach Water Department, Long Beach, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $3,006,005

City of Oxnard Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment Phase 1, City of Oxnard, Oxnard, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $20,000,000

Pacifica Recycled Water Project - Pipeline, North Coast County Water District, Pacifica, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $2,203,750

Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $9,462,250

San Jose Water Reclamation and Reuse Project Phase 1C, South Bay Water Recycling, San Jose, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $6,460,000

South Bay Advanced Recycled Water Treatment Facility, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $8,250,000

South Santa Clara County Recycled Water Master Plan Implementation, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $4,350,000

Padre Dam Water Recycling Facility Expansion, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $1,242,000

Vail Lake Water Storage Pipeline and Pump Station, Rancho California Water District, Temecula, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $6,256,435

Regional Brineline, Calleguas MWD Recycling Project, Calleguas Municipal Water District, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $5,034,712

Regional Water Supply Renewal Program - Regional Brineline, Yucaipa Valley Water District, Yucaipa, Calif.
Reclamation ARRA Funding: $2,286,785