{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2022/5/more-big-wins-for-arizona-s-water-infrastructure-stanton-secures-6-million-more-for-arizona-water-projects-in-army-corps-of-engineers-work-plan", "More Big Wins for Arizona\u2019s Water Infrastructure: Stanton Secures $6 Million More for Arizona Water Projects  in Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan", "2022-05-25", "2022", "2022-05", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Arizona will receive $6 million for water infrastructure projects funded through Rep. Greg Stanton\u2019s Arizona-centered $150 million environmental infrastructure authority under a Fiscal Year \u201922 Work Plan released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today.\n\nStanton pushed for an additional $4 million to support Arizona\u2019s environmental infrastructure authority, which provides grants to small, rural or tribal communities throughout the state to address water infrastructure needs, in the omnibus appropriations bill. The bill was signed into law in March.\n\nThis builds on the $18.45 million Stanton secured earlier this year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 10 projects and $900,000 included in Fiscal Year 2021 for a Pascua Yaqui water line. Since January 2021, 16 projects across the state have been funded through Stanton\u2019s authority, totaling more than $24 million.\n\n\u201cArizona is already experiencing the harmful effects of climate change. These funds will go a long way to make Arizona communities\u2014and our state as a whole\u2014more resilient and better prepared to protect our water,\u201d Stanton said.\n\nThe projects funded through Stanton\u2019s authority in FY22 include:\n\n$2.9 million for the City of Maricopa. The funds will construct an aquifer recharge facility to allow for class A+ recycled water to be recharged within the city, adding sustainability and resiliency to the existing water supply.\n\nMaricopa Mayor Christian Price said: \u201cWe thank Congressman Stanton for his continued leadership and support for the Environmental Infrastructure program. Because of his assistance, Maricopa will receive $2.9 million for its new aquifer recharge facility. This project will allow excess class A+ recycled water to be recharged within the City. In addition, recharging the aquifer will add to the sustainability and resiliency of our local water supplies as we continue to grow at an exponential rate. We are incredibly grateful for Congressman Stanton\u2019s assistance in creating this new program and for his support in helping us secure these important funds.\u201d\n\n$1.95 million for the City of Tolleson. Tolleson is currently relying on a 10-year Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Phoenix to treat and deliver the city\u2019s Salt River Project water allotment. Under this agreement, Tolleson must maintain a backup water system to meet demand, however, due to cost, city does not have a backup system to meet current water supply demands. These funds will help the city construct a new well to meet demands and provide storage tank capacity to meet fire demands when needed.\n\nTolleson Mayor Juan Rodriguez said: \u201cThis is a huge victory for the City of Tolleson. This funding will allow us to construct a new well site that will serve our residents on the west side of the City while also allowing us to maintain a back-up water system to meet the City\u2019s growing demand. The new Well Site #9 will also allow the city to increase our drinking water capacity, continue with our goal for better water quality and provide higher pumping capacity that the City desperately needs. Congressman Stanton continues to lead on these important environmental infrastructure projects and we are grateful for his continued support for Tolleson.\u201d\n\n$1.1 million for the Buckskin Sanitary District, Town of Parker. The funds will be used to repair, replace and update aging lift stations, force main and filters for the District\u2019s wastewater treatment system and to construct injection wells to support aquifer recharge.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"]], "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://stanton.house.gov/2022/5/more-big-wins-for-arizona-s-water-infrastructure-stanton-secures-6-million-more-for-arizona-water-projects-in-army-corps-of-engineers-work-plan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4501609839498997, "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"}