Sinema fully funded Drought Contingency Planning grants and increased WaterSMART funding in her bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law
WASHINGTON – Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema applauded a $100,000 WaterSMART: Drought Contingency Planning grant awarded to the City of Kingman to develop a comprehensive drought plan that improves water supply reliability for the community. In her bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law, Sinema secured full funding for the Drought Contingency Planning grants and increased funding for the WaterSMART program by $400 million.
“Today’s investment builds on our work securing historic investments for Arizona’s water future and drought resiliency through our bipartisan infrastructure law. This grant funding will ensure Kingman has a thorough plan of action during this unprecedented drought,” said Sinema, co-author and lead negotiator of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law.
The WaterSMART: Drought Contingency Planning grant was awarded to the City of Kingman to create and update drought plans as part of a larger effort to build long-term drought resiliency in Arizona and secure the state’s water future. With a focus on growing concern for drought conditions in Western states like Arizona, Sinema secured full funding for Drought Contingency Planning grants and increased WaterSMART funding in her bipartisan infrastructure law.
The City plans to use the funds to improve water supply reliability for the community. Currently, Kingman utilizes groundwater from the Hualapai Basin and is experiencing staggering drought conditions, which is a top concern for Mohave County.
Sinema’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law invests an additional $8.3 billion in building and strengthening water infrastructure throughout the American West, including for drought contingency plans, aging infrastructure, water storage and conveyance, water recycling and reuse, desalination, and dam safety.