U.S. Interior Dept. announces $850M in grants to improve water, drought systems in western states

U.S. to invest about $850M in improving water, drought systems in western states - UPI.com A nearly billion-dollar investment will go to almost a dozen western states for critical upgrades to water delivery and drought resilience infrastructure. UPI

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"As we work to address record drought and changing climate conditions in the Colorado River Basin and throughout the West," Acting Deputy Interior Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis said Tuesday in a release. "These investments in our aging water infrastructure will conserve community water supplies and revitalize water delivery systems."

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