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California receives $2.8 Million in economic recovery funds to improve water quality, create jobs

Posted by: Maven on June 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm

From YubaNet.com:

In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.8 Million to the California State Water Resources Control Board under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $39 million will be awarded nationally to states for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants, which will keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment.

“The Recovery Act investments are meeting urgent needs for economic growth and protecting human health and the environment,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Communities across the nation can count on green jobs to help pull them out of this downturn and ensure the long-term strength of our economy and our environment.”

“With this infusion of Recovery Act funding, California will have more resources for high priority projects and the promotion of water and energy efficiency projects,” said Laura Yoshii, acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Pacific Southwest. “This funding will not only make it possible to focus on this critical work, it will also create and save California jobs.”

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June 15, 2009 · Filed Under Water Quality

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