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Dreier Votes To Fund Water Clean-up Project
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Dreier (R-San Dimas, CA) voted today to provide federal funding for ongoing water clean-up efforts in the San Gabriel Valley. This funding was included in H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010, which was approved by the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. The bill provides $4 million to the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund which is administered cooperatively by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (WQA) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
"A safe, clean, reliable water supply is critical to the quality of life in the Foothills," Dreier said. "The funding approved today will continue this successful clean-up effort. The WQA has been a nation-wide leader in innovative and cost effective water projects and I’m proud to be able to help provide this ongoing federal support.”
To date, Congress has provided over $77 million to the Fund. The San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund was created by legislation sponsored by Dreier in 1999. Federal and non-federal monies contributed to the Fund are being used to design, construct, operate and maintain water projects to contain and treat the groundwater contamination in the San Gabriel and Central Groundwater Basins. The San Gabriel Groundwater Basin covers more than 160 square miles in Los Angeles County and is the primary source of drinking water for over 1.2 million people.