The state of California has received $540 million for critical water infrastructure projects that will help bolster water conveyance and improve capacity, including the state’s largest reservoir. The money will go to five federally managed projects across the Central Valley and Northern California. … The Delta-Mendota Canal will receive $235 million. … The Friant-Kern Canal will receive $200 million. … The 102-mile San Luis Canal will receive $50 million. … The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority pumping plant will receive $15 million. … $40 million will go towards efforts to raise the Shasta Dam.

Other water infrastructure news:

• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Sacramento’s utilities require a $2.2 billion upgrade. Water rates could go up
• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): Plan to raise Shasta Dam could add water for 2.5 million people for a year
• KOBI (Medford, Ore.): Federal funds to raise Shasta Dam reignite local opposition
• Action News Now (Chico, Calif.): California receives $540M in federal water infrastructure funding