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Water Recycling and Desalination
Water recycling and desalination are essential tools for stretching limited water supplies in the Western United States. Reclamation provides cost-shared funding on a competitive basis for planning, design, and construction of water recycling and desalination projects. Funding is made available for projects through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program, the Desalination Construction Program, and the Large-Scale Water Recycling Program
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Contacts
Contact Information: For more information regarding Title XVI, please contact Maribeth Menendez, at 303-445-2094 or mmenendez@usbr.gov.
- Interior Region 5: Missouri Basin & Interior Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf - Collins Balcombe, (512) 899-4162 or cbalcombe@usbr.gov
- Interior Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin - Yvette McKenna, (505) 462-3640 or urmckenna@usbr.gov
- Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin - Alex Soubannarath, (951) 695-5310, vsoubannarath@usbr.gov
- Interior Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest - Cavan Gerrish, (208) 378-5347 or cgerrish@usbr.gov
- Interior Region 10: California-Great Basin - Mike Dietl, (916) 397-4483 or mdietl@usbr.gov
You may complete this form to receive WaterSMART program notification from the Bureau of Reclamation.
Announcements
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Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $179 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Innovative Water Reuse and Drought Resilience Projects
The Department of the Interior today announced a $179 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects that strengthen drought resilience across the West, increasing water security and resilience across western communities. Today’s funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support four projects in California and Utah to help communities create new sources of water to support water reliability. Read More →