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                       Green  Projects  in California

      On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and
      Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). EPA manages over $7 billion in projects and
      programs that will invest in environmental protection and provide long-term economic
      benefits to aide recovery efforts across the  nation.

EPA has obligated over $517 million in Recovery Act Funds to California, including:

   *  The California State Water Resources Control Board will receive $2.8 Million for water
      quality management  planning. In addition, the Board's Clean Water State Revolving
      Fund program will receive $280 million for water quality protection projects.

   *  The California Department of Public Health's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
      program will receive $159 million to provide low-interest loans  for drinking water
      systems to finance infrastructure improvements and ensuring safe drinking water.

   *  Seven Tribes in California will have improved access to vital water services through $8.5
      million in  Recovery funding.  Projects to be  undertaken include  upgrades to wastewater
      treatment, upgrades  to sewer connections,  and expansion of sewer  lines.

   *  The California Air Resources Board has been awarded $1.73 million  in  Recovery Act
      Funds for clean diesel projects.  Eligible projects include engine idling reduction and
      retrofit technologies,  engine replacement, vehicle replacement, and  clean diesel
      emerging technologies.

   *  A cooperative agreement with the California State Water Resources  Control Board will be
      used to distribute $15,577,000 for assessment and cleanup of underground storage tank
      petroleum leaks.

   *  Over $25,403,971 in  Clean Diesel Recovery funds will be used to replace, repower and
      retrofit engines in buses, heavy-duty  trucks, locomotives, agricultural vehicles,
      construction vehicles, and cargo handling equipment in metropolitan Los Angeles, the
      Ports of Long Beach and  Los Angeles, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley, and the Bay Area.

   *  To help clean up sites known as "brownfields" which may be contaminated by hazardous
      chemicals or pollutants, EPA has awarded $3.3 million from the Recovery Act and $6.8
      million from the EPA  brownfields general program funding, to help communities in
      California revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from  problem
      properties to productive community use.

   *  EPA has awarded $700,000 funded in part through the American Recovery and
      Reinvestment Act, to  the Los Angeles Conservation Corps. The LA Conservation Corp
      will provide job training for 160 students to learn the latest environmental technologies
      and prepare them for "green" jobs.

   *  Over $10 million in new funding through the American  Recovery and Reinvestment Act
      of 2009 will be  used to accelerate the clean-up at the Iron Mountain Mine Superfund site
      near Redding, California. By speeding up cleanup at Superfund  sites, Recovery Act
      funding is also increasing the speed with which these sites are  returned to productive
      use.

                                   www.epa.gov/recovery

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