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7/03/2015: Updated to include news report from KTVU
Congressman Jerry McNerney may represent parts of East Contra Costa County and Stockton, but he sure took to heart the need for recycled water treatment plants in the area that need funding to expand. In a press release published today, Jerry called upon Congress to authorize funding for Regional Water Recycling Projects from Yountville to Fresno and Redwood City to Oakley with everything in between.
I’m calling on Congress and introducing legislation to authorize more regional water projects – because expanding water recycling is one component of a comprehensive solution needed to address California’s long-term drought challenges. In this extreme drought, California communities a struggling to conserve the limited water available. That’s why it’s important to continue investing in water recycling technologies that treat wastewater and augment current supplies. Funding these projects creates additional water supplies available to ease pressure off the Delta, irrigate public spaces, grow crops, increase the potable water supply, and support environmental restoration. Jerry McNerney – Representative of California’s 9th District
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