$1B In Drought Aid To California?

April 15, 2009

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar pledged $260 million in federal stimulus money today to help California address its water shortages and aging infrastructure.

Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accompanied the secretary on the helicopter tour today, nearly two months after he declared a California state emergency because of the drought. That order directed state agencies to provide assistance to drought-affected communities and businesses, and called for a statewide conservation campaign.

It’s great the government wants to help out; but it’s up to us individually to take action in our own homes.  Sort of makes the case for rainwater harvesting or graywater recycling?

Read the entire article in the Los Angeles Time here.