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(Washington D.C.)- Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-Santa Fe Springs) welcomed the passage in the House today of HR 2442, the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009. The projects authorized in the bill will provide 2.6 billion gallons of water per year for California, enough water to provide for more than 24,000 households. Napolitano was joined both Democratic and Republican representatives in passing the bill 241 to 173.
“The more cities in Northern California prepare for future drought cycles, the better it is for all of California,” Napolitano said. “Water is a resource that binds this state together, and using recycling to reduce demand on our fresh water supplies relieves the strain felt by our cities, our farmers and our economy. This is a bill that is going to help the entire state.”
Rep. Napolitano chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power and sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment. She has been a long time proponent of water recycling in the state of California.
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