{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stansbury-celebrates-water-wins-0", "Rep. Stansbury Celebrates Water Wins", "2024-08-13", "2024", "2024-08", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) closed the Summer legislative session celebrating big wins for New Mexico water projects in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act.\n\n\u201cI will continue to say this because it is true: In New Mexico, water is life, and it is up to everyone to ensure this sacred, vital, life-saving resource is protected,\" said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01). \"From funding water treatment infrastructure to collecting water data to increasing access to clean water for Tribes, these were all projects I was proud to support. It is passed time that water in New Mexico is protected and accessible equitably and reliably.\"\n\nThe Congresswoman\u2019s wins include:\n\n$20 million for the Bernalillo Wastewater Treatment Improvement Program to plan, design, construct, purchase, replace, and install improvements to the wastewater treatment plant in the town of Bernalillo in Sandoval County.\n\n$10 million for the Village of Bosque Farms Wastewater Treatment Improvement Program for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant in the Village of Bosque Farms in Valencia County, NM.\n\nSecured a sense of Congress to develop and implement a national water data framework based on her bipartisan, bicameral Water Data Act. This initiative has a wide range of supporters and endorsements, from state, tribal, local and utility supporters to advocates in the agricultural community and environmental organizations.\n\n$10 million funding increase and 100% federal cost share for Acequia Irrigation Systems. This funding will be used to restore and protect acequias in the face of climate change-induced hydrologic stress.\n\n$28.5 million for the Tribal Partnership Program to support flood control projects on tribal lands in New Mexico.\n\nThe New Mexico delegation also supported several requests including:\n\nFunding to process U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project permits for Indian Tribes, including aquatic restoration projects.\n\nA post-disaster watershed assessment for Hermit\u2019s Peak wildfires.\n\nA project for flood risk management in the Village of Hatch.\n\nA project for flood risk management in Otero County.\n\nA project for flood risk management and water supply, including aquifer recharge, for the Ogallala Aquifer in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stansbury-celebrates-water-wins-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3131519556045532, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}