FRESNO, CA - Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency will be in Fresno this morning to announce millions in spending for local infrastructure and to control water pollution.
The EPA also approved $51 million to Fresno for the installation of water meters.
The funding will be used for a wide variety of water quality projects, including pollution control, water and energy efficiency projects, drinking water infrastructure improvements and traditional municipal wastewater treatment projects, according to officials.
In January, Gov. Brown declared a drought state of emergency and state law requires home water meters by 2025.
Officials added that since the installation of the meters was completed in Fresno in 2014, water usage has decreased by 25 percent.