Arcadia Receives Federal Grant for Water Wells

The City of Arcadia had recently obtained a $242,500 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. This money will help fund the construction of two new water wells that will replace existing wells at Camino Real and Longley Way providing improved safety and seismic reliability as well as a higher storage capacity.

Since 1996 the City of Arcadia has received approximately $9.3 million in federal grants to improve their water system.

These funds have been obtained through ongoing cooperation and contact with key members of the California Congressional Delegation by City staff and the city’s legislative advocacy group, The Ferguson Group.

Much of the money that has been received has gone toward improving the seismic reliability, quality, and capacity of the systems that provide water service to the cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre.

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