Date: 05/21/2024
Type: Implementation of IRA
On May 21, 2024, DOI announced $81 million for water conservation and drought resilience in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Valley Project South-of-Delta contractors commemorated a Memorandum of Understanding identifying a framework, long-term drought plan, and 2024 Pilot Program. The IRA includes $500 million for conservation efforts and ecosystem and habitat restoration for basins outside the Colorado River Basin experiencing similar levels of long-term drought and $428 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has already gone to the San Joaquin Valley.