Secretary Salazar Announces $1 Billion in Water-Related Economic Recovery Investments

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at a press conference with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California congressional leaders, 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. The state of California will receive $260 million that will go to projects in California to expand water supplies, repair aging water infrastructure, and mitigate the effects of a devastating drought the state is currently experiencing.

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    Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and Secretary Salazar return from an aerial tour of the drought-stricken Sacramento Delta prior to announcing $1 billion in water related investments, including $260 million to help California address long-term water supply challenges and devastating drought conditions. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and Secretary Salazar prior to announcing $1 Billion in water related investments nationwide, including $260 million to help California address long-term water supply challenges and devastating drought conditions. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    As California state and elected officials look on, Secretary Salazar announces $1 billion in water related investments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    As California state and elected officials look on, Secretary Salazar announces $1 billion in water related investments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger listens as Interior Secretary Salazar announces that $260 million, out of $1 billion total, will go to projects in California that will expand water supplies, repair aging water infrastructure, and mitigate the effects of a devastating drought the state is currently experiencing. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right – Lester Snow, Director California Water Resources, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Chrisman, California Secretary for Natural Resources, David Hayes, senior advisor DOI, and Secretary Salazar. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary Salazar toured the drought-stricken Sacramento Delta by helicopter. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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