Rivers of a Lost Coast in Modesto tonight! California waterprojects to get 260 million of stimulus.
Rivers of a Lost Coast will be at Modesto’s State Theatre tonight at 7:00 pm. Filmmakers will be on hand to answer questions.
Interior Sectretary Ken Salazar announced yesterday California would receive 260 million dollars from the federal stimulus package to fix dams, restore fisheries and fish habitat, and help the state with drought conditions.
Matthew Yi and Kelly Zito of the SF Chronicle wrote, “After three years of less-than-normal rainfall and shrinking snowpack in the state, California officials have made revamping the state’s aging water infrastructure one of their top issues. The federal money will pay for shovel-ready projects that had idled as state officials scrambled to find funds. In addition to the $260 million announced Wednesday, California is likely to qualify for much of the $135 million in federal grants set aside for water reuse and recycling projects, Salazar said. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thanked President Obama for helping secure the federal funds, which will be part of tens of billions of dollars likely to flow to the Golden State as part of the federal economic stimulus package.”
