The Trump administration announced nearly $890 million in federal funding Tuesday for water infrastructure projects across the Western United States, with California receiving about 60% of the total to repair sinking canals, modernize pumping systems, and plan an expansion of Shasta Dam.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the funding is aimed at strengthening water security, improving aging infrastructure, and supporting agriculture and communities that depend on reliable water deliveries.
“These investments strengthen our nation’s water security, modernize aging infrastructure, and support the farmers, communities, and industries that depend on reliable water supplies,” Burgum said in a statement.
Much of the California funding focuses on canals in the San Joaquin Valley that have been damaged by decades of land subsidence — the gradual sinking of the ground, largely caused by excessive groundwater pumping.
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