October 27, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $2.8 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Channel Rehabilitation Work in Arizona

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $2.86 million to AKK-De Los Santos Construction Company of Chandler, Ariz. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Under this award, the contractor will replace or repair the concrete lining, various gate structures and siphons on channels near Yuma, Ariz., that carry agricultural return drainage flows from Gila Valley farmland to the Colorado River or its tributaries.

October 14, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $47 Million More under Recovery Act to Improve Water Supplies for Indian Tribes

Date: Oct. 14, 2009
Contact: Joan Moody
(202) 208-6416
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to additional tribes to help improve infrastructure and water supplies while bringing jobs to Indian country.
Today’s announcements apply to five tribes that will receive a total [...]

October 7, 2009

Secretary Salazar Awards $27.74 Million Contract for Construction of the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline

Date:  October 7, 2009
Contact:  Joan Moody (Interior) (202) 208-6416
Doug Hendrix (Reclamation) (801) 524-3837
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract totaling $27.74 million to the Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority for the construction of Reaches 2 through 6 of the Navajo Nation Municipal [...]

September 25, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $21.4 Million in Recovery Funding for Water Conservation Improvements in Sunnyside, Wash.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a water conservation project in Sunnyside, Washington for $21.4 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

September 15, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $20 Million Investment for Rural Water in North Central Montana

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $20 million to the Rocky Boys North Central Rural Water project in north central Montana under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

September 10, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Investment of $2.5 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Projects

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will invest $2.5 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program projects.

August 20, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces over $3.6 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Utah

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has selected a Challenge Grant project in Utah that will receive more than $3.6 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Secretary Salazar Announces $3.3 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Oregon

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified two Challenge Grant projects in Oregon that will share in $40 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Secretary Salazar Announces $3.8 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Idaho

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified two Challenge Grant projects in Idaho totaling $3.8 million that will share in funding provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Secretary Salazar Announces $27.3 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in California

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified eight Challenge Grant projects in California that will share $27.3 million – more than half of the $40 million announced today across the West under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.8 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Arizona

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified a project in Arizona which has been awarded a Challenge Grant of more than $1.8 million – part of $40 million in grants today announced under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

August 19, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $11.1 Million in Grants

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will award grants totaling more than $11.1 million to irrigation companies in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to fund salinity control projects within the Upper Colorado River Basin under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

These Recovery Act grants will leverage an additional $4.8 million cost-share from the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basin Funds (funds from area water district’s revenues from sale of water and power), to help control nearly 12,000 tons of salt loading from occurring that would otherwise enter the Colorado River system.

August 10, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $40 Million Investment for Rural Water in Northeastern Montana

BILLINGS, MT -Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $40 million to the Fort Peck/Dry Prairie Rural Water System in northeastern Montana under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

July 30, 2009

Commissioner Connor Announces $40 Million in Economic Relief Projects for Drought-Stricken California

Date: July 30, 2009
Contact: Kip White
(202) 513-0684
FRESNO, CA - The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Mike Connor announced today that $40 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has been released for drought-relief projects in California.
The commissioner is on a tour of California’s hard-hit San Joaquin Valley, meeting [...]

July 2, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Award for Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region in California

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region has issued a cooperative agreement award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The $5.25 million award is for the Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project on the Sacramento River in northern California.

July 1, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $134.3 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Improve Water Reclamation and Reuse in the West

Washington, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified 27 water reclamation and reuse projects that will share in a total of $134.3 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

June 26, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $93 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Improve Rural Water in the Dakotas

WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified three Rural Water projects in North Dakota and South Dakota that will share $93 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

April 15, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $260 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Help California Address Long-Term Water Supply Challenges and Devastating Drought Conditions

SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, at a press conference with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California congressional leaders, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America’s water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again. Overall, the Department of the Interior will manage $3 billion in investments as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.

Secretary Salazar Announces $107.9 Million Provided for Projects in the Lower Colorado Region

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to repair America’s water infrastructure and help address the country’s long-term water supply challenges. Of the $1 billion invested through Reclamation, $107.9 million will go to projects in the Lower Colorado Region.

Secretary Salazar Announces $28.3 Million Provided for Upper Colorado Region for Use on Infrastructure and Environmental Restoration Projects

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to repair America’s water infrastructure and help address the country’s long-term water supply challenges. Of the $1 billion invested through Reclamation, $28.3 million will go to projects in the Upper Colorado Region.

Secretary Salazar Announces $234.5 Million Provided for Projects in the Great Plains Region

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to repair America’s water infrastructure and help address the country’s long-term water supply challenges. Of the $1 billion invested through Reclamation $234.5 million will go to the Great Plains Region projects.

Secretary Salazar Announces $50 Million Economic Recovery Investment in America’s Water Infrastructure

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior will invest $50 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the Central Utah Project, which delivers water from the Colorado River to users in Central Utah while mitigating adverse environmental impacts and conserving fish, wildlife, and recreation resources. Overall, the Department of the Interior will manage $3 billion in investments as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.

Secretary Salazar Announces $125.2 Million will Support Projects in the Pacific Northwest

U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Office of Public Affairs
1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240
Phone: 202-513-0574
Fax: 202-513-0305
Interior Recovery News Release
For Immediate Release
Date: April 15, 2009
Contact: Joan Moody
(202) 208-6416
Secretary Salazar Announces $1 Billion Economic Recovery Investment in America’s Water Infrastructure
$125.2 million will support projects in the Pacific Northwest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Secretary of the Interior Ken [...]

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