{"id":5724,"date":"2022-05-18T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?post_type=news&p=5724"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:55:53","slug":"biden-harris-administration-announces-over-240-million-from-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-repair-aging-water-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/biden-harris-administration-announces-over-240-million-from-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-repair-aging-water-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $240 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Repair Aging Water Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $240.4 million for infrastructure repairs in fiscal year 2022 from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program, facilitated through the Bureau of Reclamation, includes significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways and water pipeline replacements.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a historic investment in drought resilience and water infrastructure,\u201d said\u00a0Secretary Deb Haaland<\/strong>. \u201cAs western communities face growing challenges accessing water in the wake of record drought, these investments in our aging water infrastructure will safeguard community water supplies and revitalize water delivery systems.\u201d<\/p>\n President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes one of the\u00a0largest investments in drought resilience<\/a>\u00a0in American history, including $8.3 billion for water infrastructure programs and $1.4 billion for ecosystem restoration and resilience, dramatically expanding Reclamation\u2019s ability to use existing program authorities to serve communities through infrastructure improvements that fundamentally impact their quality of life.<\/p>\n The projects selected for funding today are found in all the major river basins and regions where Reclamation operates. Among the 46 projects selected for funding are large projects to conduct canal repairs in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming, dam spillway repairs in Kansas, pipeline repairs in Utah and investments in a pumping plant in Montana. Projects in Colorado, Oregon and Washington are also being funded. The 46 projects to be funded can be viewed on\u00a0Reclamation’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with states and local water districts receiving municipal water and irrigation water from federally-owned projects, is responsible for much of the water infrastructure in the West,\u201d\u202fsaid\u00a0Acting Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner David Palumbo<\/strong>. \u201cThese water systems work because of this federal to non-federal partnership, and this funding will help to complete necessary extraordinary maintenance keeping projects viable and partnerships strong.”<\/p>\n Reclamation concluded the initial application period for these funds on January 31, 2022. The second application period for extraordinary maintenance funding is planned for October 2022.<\/p>\n Detailed information on Reclamation programs and funding provided in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available at\u00a0Reclamation\u2019s Infrastructure Law webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $240.4 million for infrastructure repairs in fiscal year 2022 from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program, facilitated through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5724","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n