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                        Green Projects in Arizona

 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's total Recovery  Act funds will be awarded as follows:

      (1) Clean Water State Revolving Funds ($4B);
      (2) Drinking Water SRF Funds ($2B);
      (3) Brownfields Funds ($100M);
      (4) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funds ($300M);
      (5) Leaking Underground Storage  Tanks Funds ($200M);
      (6) Superfund Remediation Funds  ($600M)

EPA has obligated over $88 million in Recovery Act Funds to Arizona, including:

   *  The City of Phoenix will receive $829,697 million to reduce diesel emissions by
      retrofitting and replacing city-owned equipment. The City will retrofit 45 pieces of
      equipment with diesel particulate filters or diesel oxidation  catalysts, and replace an
      aging garbage hauler. The retro-fitted vehicles will run on ultra-low sulfur diesel.

   *  Several Arizona Tribes will receive  Recovery funds to improve access to water services.
         o  Hualapai Tribe will use $260,400 to upgrade its drinking water system
         o  The Hopi Tribe will use $1,353,530 for wastewater and drinking water projects
         o  San Carlos Apache Tribe will use $1,140,000 to improve drinking water systems
         o  White Mountain Apache Tribe will undertake three projects improving wastewater
            and drinking water systems using  $2,321,150
         o  Yavapai-Apache Nation will  use $321,900 to improve arsenic treatment for its
            drinking water system
         o  Tohono O'odham Nation will use $1,929,010 for five water projects
         o  Ak-Chin Indian Community will use $615,770 to improve wastewater treatment
         o  Quechan Tribe will use $340,630 to upgrade sewer lines

   *  Arizona will receive Recovery funding for  brownfields projects to help revitalize
      abandoned and contaminated properties and return them to productive reuse.
       o The City of  Flagstaff is receiving $126,900 for work at the Route 66 Creosote Pit
          Cleanup and Redevelopment  project.
       o South Tucson  is receiving $400,000 to conduct site assessments at properties with
          potential contamination.

   *  Recovery funds have been awarded to the state of Arizona  to support sustainable water
      and energy-efficient drinking water and wastewater systems. The Arizona Clean Water
      State Revolving Fund program will receive $26.4 million, the Drinking Water State
      Revolving Fund program  will receive $55.3 million and $267,400 in Recovery Act funds
      for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) in Arizona has been awarded.

   *  The U.S. EPA announced  a cooperative agreement with the Arizona Department of
      Environmental Quality for the distribution of Recovery funds totaling more than
      $3,219,000 for assessment and cleanup of underground storage tank leaks.

   *  The Arizona  Department  of Environmental Quality will receive $1.73  million in Recovery
      funds to support  clean diesel projects and loan programs.

                                   www.epa.gov/recovery

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