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Earlier this week the Bureau of Reclamation approved an additional $17.5 million in WaterSMART Drought Resiliency Project grants for ten more projects in the Western United States. According to Reclamation this additional funding supplements the prior $20.5 million in WaterSMART grant funding that was announced in January 2022, for a total investment of $38 million this year.
“Reclamation is pleased that we can provide more funding to this vital program to help communities respond better and faster to drought conditions,” said Acting Commissioner David Palumbo. “Drought will continue to impact these Western communities, and we will continue to do all that we can to assist them.”
The California projects to receive funding are:
- Carmichael Water District, Aquifer Storage and Recovery at Engle/Garfield – $2,000,000
- City of Santa Ana, Water Treatment Project – $2,000,000
- North Kern Water Storage District, 2022 Return Capacity Improvements Project – $2,000,000
- Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, Groundwater Banking Recovery Project – $2,000,000
- Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Rosedale Phase 2 Project – $1,458,987
- Turlock Irrigation District, Ceres Main Regulating Reservoir Project – $2,000,000
