Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has been awarded $1.75 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a clean water project.

The grant awarded today will support the NMED's Clean Water Action Plan, which seeks to meet the goals of the Clean Water Act. Funding can be used for education and outreach, water quality monitoring, best management practices for surface and ground water activities, among other things.

"This funding will help the New Mexico Environment Department continue to restore and protect our state's water resources," Bingaman said.