In a July 27 press release from the White House, the Biden administration announced its Department of the Interior is investing $152 million from Infrastructure Law “to expand water storage and enhance climate resilience in California, Colorado, and Washington.”
The release said, “This investment will help increase water storage capacity and lay conveyance pipeline to deliver reliable and safe drinking water and build resiliency for communities most impacted by drought. In the wake of severe drought conditions throughout the West, the administration is making coordinated investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to modernize essential water infrastructure, invest in new water recycling and desalination projects and expand access to clean drinking water for communities that have long dealt with contaminated water supplies.”
