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Bay Area sewer, water projects to get federal stimulus funding

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on March 20, 2009 at 6:13 am

From the San Jose Mercury News:

Cities with badly outdated sewer and water infrastructure saw a ray of hope in February when it became clear that federal stimulus funding for “shovel-ready” projects would include the sort of crucial water-based repairs that the public rarely thinks about and is reluctant to pay for.

Cities, wastewater agencies and special districts around the Bay Area rushed to pre-apply for federal grant funds that may become available to expand wastewater plants, implement water recycling programs, and replace old and leaky water mains, according to Ken August, spokesman for the California Department of Public Health, which will distribute some of the federal money.

Much of that hope may be in vain as his staff wades through more funding requests than it can ever possibly meet.

The department has already received 2,274 project proposals with a total value of $6.8 billion, but California can only expect to receive $168 million from the federal stimulus signed this month by President Barack Obama.

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March 20, 2009 · Filed Under Infrastructure

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