Federal funding initiatives are set to address the severe drought affecting the Colorado River system through water conservation and infrastructure projects.
Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton emphasized the importance of these initiatives: "The projects funded under the program will help increase water conservation, improve water efficiency, and prevent the system's reservoirs from falling to critically low elevations, threatening water deliveries and hydropower production."
The Bureau also announced eight conservation agreements with water entities in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., designed to conserve up to 393,000 acre-feet of water through 2025. The department invests $73 million for water delivery system infrastructure repairs, including work on the Imperial Dam outside Yuma, Ariz., and $71 million for 32 drought resilience projects in eight states. A further $20 million is earmarked for small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah.
The Interior Department is further providing $83 million to the Gila River Indian Community to restore a 19-mile water pipeline to boost irrigation water delivery. The pipeline project, helmed by contractor T&T Construction Inc. and designer Stantec, initiated work on May 19, as reported by the Arizona Mirror.repairing water delivery system infrastructures
Moreover, 21 water recycling projects, predominantly located in California, will receive $281 million. These projects are projected to increase annual water capacity by 127,000 acre-feet.
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