Water projects get $25 million
State Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow handed out a $25 million check to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Yvonne Burke, and the money will go toward 14 water resource-related projects. Four of these projects will impact the San Gabriel Valley, and those received nearly $11.5 million.
The biggest chunk of change was distributed to the Morris Dam Water Supply Enhancement Project. The total project cost is $16.4 million, and it will increase the reservoir storage capacity . The state gave that projct $5 million.
The presentation was held at the Bixby Marshland in Carson. The 17-acre slice of natural habitat is juxtaposed to freeways, commerce and busy streets at the intersection of Sepulveda and Figueroa. The marshland will be open to the public in the spring.
Wow, another real water story, you guys are on a roll. Actually this is an impressive shot of real water big wigs.