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<br />. Animas-La Plata project -- $33 million
<br />. Central Utah Project -- $36.2 million
<br />. Central Arizona Project - 34.7 million
<br />. Celltral Valley Project - $128.8 million
<br />. Colorado River Storage Project -- $9,5 million
<br />. Columbia-Snake River Salmon Recovery--
<br />$15 million
<br />. Garrisoll Diversion Unit -- $25.2 million
<br />. Klamath Project -- $14.3 million
<br />. Lower Colorado River Operations Program --
<br />$ 12.4 million
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<br />. South Dakota Rural Waterhojects -- $43.5
<br />million
<br />. Title XVI -- $17.8 million
<br />. Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement
<br />Project -- $11.9 million
<br />. California Bay-Delta Restoration -- $15
<br />nrillion
<br />. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control [Title
<br />II] -- $10.1 million.
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<br />Most of the decreases corne at the expense ofthe water reclamation and reuse projects, The funding for
<br />these programs was cut in halfto $18 million,
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<br />Western Water Organizations Campaign for Reclamation Budget: Western water groups working
<br />through an "Invest in the West" coalition are campaigning for funding for critical water supply
<br />improvements throughout the West. The coalition's goal is increasing the federal investment in water
<br />infrastructure to $1 billion by FY 2005. Congress funded this account at the $762 million level for FY 2002.
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<br />During the past 10 years the western states' population grew faster than any other region (19.7 percent) with
<br />the demand for water increasing just as dramatically. In addition to a rapidly growing population, aging
<br />infrastructure, increasing environmental mandates and recurring drought conditions threaten the cornrnunities
<br />and economies established throughout the West.
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<br />Reclamation Totals for Water and Related Resources Account by State for FY 2003:
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<br />State Amount ($) North Dakota 27,009,000
<br />Oklahoma 2,626,000
<br />Oregon 33,346,000
<br />South Dakota 46,526,000
<br />Texas 1,163,000
<br />Utah 30,570,000
<br />Washington 30,003,000
<br />Wyoming 14,317,000
<br />TOTAL 726,147,00
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<br />Arizona
<br />California
<br />Colorado
<br />District of Columbia
<br />Idaho
<br />Kansas
<br />Montana
<br />Nebraska
<br />Nevada
<br />New Mexico
<br />
<br />99,628,000
<br />157,812,000
<br />187,148,000
<br />11,180,000
<br />34,650,000
<br />3,494,000
<br />36,026,000
<br />3,378,000
<br />21,596,000
<br />23,617,000
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<br />Nebraska Senator Critical of Platte Habitat Plans: On Feb, 26 U.S. Rep. Tom Obsborne (R-Neb) wrote a
<br />letter to Interior Secretary Norton questioning the appropriateness of a critical habitat designation for
<br />whooping cranes along the Platte River. He urged that the National Academy of Sciences or a sinrilar
<br />independent group review the plan. Osborne said the Platte River cooperative agreement raises more
<br />questions than answers. Osborne also held a congressional hearing on Platte River issues in Grand Island on
<br />Feb. 16. About 350 people attended.
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<br />In addition to Rep, Osborne, Reps, Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) attended the hearing.
<br />The witllesses were:
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