Bay Area water recycling projects get Recovery Funding boost
Nearly $135 million federal dollars will soon be flowing to California water recycling projects.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced 27 water reclamation and reuse projects will share in a total of $134.3 million from the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The funding, originally announced in April, will fund 26 water recycling projects in California and one in New Mexico. The Delta Diablo Sanitation District, which is actively pursuing a clean recycled water program to create a steady source of water, will receive over $800,000 for two projects in Pittsburg and Antioch.
Rep. Miller is a proponent of water recycling and has been leading congressional efforts to authorize and secure funding for water recycling efforts in the Bay Area,
Miller said of the announcement:
“This investment in water recycling represents a huge shift in federal priorities for California’s urgent water needs. The $135 million approved by Congress and President Obama this year contrasts markedly from the $7 million President Bush requested for water recycling efforts during his last year in office.
Thanks to the leadership of the President and Secretary Salazar, Californians will start to see the benefits of innovative water reuse and water recycling programs and how essential they are to drought-proofing our communities and creating a sustainable water supply for our future.”
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Constituent Meetings in Concord
Rep. George Miller spent the morning of Tuesday, June 30th in Concord meeting with constituents.
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Miller holds hearing on Education Technology
Innovative uses of technology in U.S. classrooms are increasing student achievement and engagement, improving teacher effectiveness and teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills, witnesses told the House Education and Labor Committee today.
“It’s clear that technology and innovation in the classroom not only helps make lessons come alive for students, but can help them gain the skills needed to compete in a global marketplace,” said U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the committee. “Technology allows teachers to better understand the needs of their students on a real time basis, which in turn can make a dramatic difference in the way teachers teach and students learn.”
Millions of students already have technology as a key part of their daily activities, including social networking, mobile and handheld devices and the internet. But their schools don’t reflect how digitally savvy many of these students already are. Witnesses agreed that classrooms need to adapt to the ways students are already engaging with digital media.
After the hearing, Rep. George Miller attended an exposition of the latest educational tools and technologies that students are encountering in the classroom.
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