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The Modesto Bee
Sacramento-area water agencies have been awarded more than $400,000 in federal grants to improve their water conservation efforts.
The grants from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation total about $3.5 million statewide. They are expected to result in water conservation or efficiency improvements equal to 161,000 acre-feet annually, or enough water to serve about 300,000 average homes.
• Natomas Central Mutual Water Company: $154,000 to construct a weir, slide gates, and automated controls on the Barnes Crossing Control Structure; $23,700 to install a flow meter on the Northern Main and improve pumping plan operations; and $17,000 to install flow meters and monitoring system at the Pullman Pumping Plant.
• City of Sacramento: $149,600 to fund residential water-use efficiency audit and rebate programs for customers receiving water meters for the first time.
• City of Roseville: $70,000 to expand rebate programs for low-flow toilets and landscape irrigation efficiency.
For more information on the grants, contact Lee Mao at (916) 978-5202 or Laurie Sharp at (916) 978-5232.
