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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Trinity
and Klamath Funds are included in this Stimulus Package. See red underlined
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>U.S.
Department of the Interior<br>
Office of the Secretary - U.S. Department of the Interior <br>
- <a href="http://www.doi.gov">www.doi.gov</a> - News Release <br>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
Date: April 15, 2009<br>
Contact: Joan Moody<br>
(202) 208-6416<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Secretary
Salazar Announces $260 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Help
California Address Long-Term Water Supply Challenges and Devastating Drought
Conditions<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Water-Related
Economic Investments Total $1 Billion in the West<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>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.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Of
the $1 billion that Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation is investing in
water projects across the country, $260 million will go to projects in
California that will expand water supplies, repair aging water infrastructure,
and mitigate the effects of a devastating drought the state is currently
experiencing. An additional $135 million is available for grants for
water reuse and recycling projects; California is emerging as a leader in the
development of these projects and is expected to also significantly benefit
from this funding.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“In
the midst of one of the deepest economic crises in our history, Californians
have been saddled with a drought that is putting tens of thousands of people
out of work and devastating entire communities,” said Secretary Salazar.
“President Obama’s economic recovery plan will not only create jobs
on basic water infrastructure projects, but it will help address both the
short- and long-term water supply challenges the Golden State is facing. From
boosting water supplies and improving conservation to improving safety at our
dams, these shovel-ready projects will make a real and immediate difference in
the lives of farmers, businesses, Native American Tribes and communities across
California.”<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Secretary
Salazar, who earlier in the day toured the Sacramento Delta with Governor
Schwarzenegger, announced that more than 30 Bureau of Reclamation water
infrastructure projects will be funded in California under the ARRA, including:<br>
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* $40 million for immediate emergency drought relief in
the West, focused on California. These investments will allow for the
installation of groundwater wells to boost water supplies to agricultural and
urban contractors, the facilitation of the delivery of Federal water to
Reclamation contractors through water transfers and exchanges, and the
installation of rock barriers in the Sacramento Delta to meet water quality
standards during low flows;<br>
* $109.8 million to build a screened pumping plant at
the Red Bluff Diversion Dam to protect fish populations while delivering water
to agricultural users irrigating approximately 150,000 acres;<br>
* $22.3 million to address dam safety concerns at the
Folsom Dam near Sacramento, which is currently among the highest risk dams in
the country for public safety;<br>
* $8.5 million to repair water-related infrastructure
at Folsom Dam;<br>
* $20 million for the Contra Costa Canal to protect
water supplies for 500,000 Californians and to build fish screens to restore
winter-run Chinook salmon and the endangered Delta smelt;<br>
<span style='color:red'> <u> * $4.5 million to restore
the Trinity River and honor the Federal government’s responsibility to
the Native American Tribes</u></span>;<br>
* $26 million for Battle Creek Salmon/Steelhead
Restoration project, which will help restore fisheries that support thousands
of jobs in northern California.<br>
* $4 million to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan for
conveyance systems to move Central Valley Project and State Water Project
water, habitat restoration and adaptive management;<br>
<u><span style='color:red'> * $4 million to broaden
scientific knowledge of Klamath River sedimentation for future management
decision-making</span></u>;<br>
* $20.7 million in smaller water infrastructure and
related projects across California. <br>
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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.<br>
The $1 billion announced by Secretary Salazar today will go to programs
including:<br>
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* Meeting Future Water Supply Needs (including Title
XVI water recycling projects and rural water projects) – $450
million<br>
* Improving Infrastructure Reliability and Safety
– $165 million<br>
* Environmental and Ecosystem Restoration – $235
million<br>
* Water Conservation Initiative (Challenge Grants)
– $40 million<br>
* Green Buildings – $14 million<br>
* Delivering water from the Colorado River to users in
central Utah under the Central Utah Project Completion Act - $50 million<br>
* Emergency drought relief in the West, primarily in
California - $40 <br>
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“President Obama and this Department have ambitious goals to build
America’s new energy future, to protect and restore our treasured
landscapes, to create a 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps,” added Salazar.
“These Bureau of Reclamation projects will help us fulfill these goals
while helping American families and their communities prosper again.”<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Secretary
Salazar has pledged unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability in
the implementation of the Department of the Interior’s economic recovery
projects. The public will be able to follow the progress of each project on <a
href="http://www.recovery.gov">www.recovery.gov</a> and on <a
href="http://www.interior.gov/recovery">www.interior.gov/recovery</a> .
Secretary Salazar has appointed a Senior Advisor for Economic Recovery, Chris
Henderson , and an Interior Economic Recovery Task Force. Henderson and the
Task Force will work closely with the Department of the Interior’s
Inspector General to ensure that the recovery program is meeting the high
standards for accountability, responsibility, and transparency that President
Obama has set.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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