American Recovery and Reinvestment Act News

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior's $1 billion investment under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America’s water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again.

With an array of projects identified by stakeholders as critical, the Bureau of Reclamation worked through a rigorous merit-based process to identify investments that met the criteria put forth in the Recovery Act: namely, that the project addresses the Department’s highest priority mission needs; generates the largest number of jobs in the shortest period of time; and creates lasting value for the American public.

Check out the links below for more information about Reclamation's ARRA projects.

ARRA News Releases

06/29

$20M ARRA Project at Weber Siphon Complex Construction is Underway in the Columbia Basin Project | Weber Siphon Photo Gallery

06/28

Contract Awarded for Leavenworth Hatchery Pond Construction

05/06

Bureau of Reclamation Announces $705,850 of Economic Recovery Funding for Improvements to Pinto Dam near Stratford, Wash.

12/15

Reclamation Announces $629,047 in Recovery Funding for Water Conveyance Improvements near Ephrata, Wash.

12/15

Bureau of Reclamation Announces $806,496 of Economic Recovery Funding for Improvements to Roza Diversion Dam near Yakima, Wash.

10/09

Bureau of Reclamation Announces $3.7 Million of Economic Recovery Funding for Oregon Deschutes Ecosystem Restoration Project

09/25

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

John Redding
Public Affairs Specialist
Bureau of Reclamation
1150 N Curtis Road, Suite 100
Boise, Idaho 83706

jredding@usbr.gov
(208) 378-5212

Last Update: January 31, 2011 12:53 PM