California American Water Secures Federal Funding to Advance Affordable Wildfire-Resilience Upgrades for Monterey County Water System

California American Water received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) award of $864,500 for the Monterey Wildfire Infrastructure Improvement Project which will strengthen two critical drinking-water facilities within the company's service area. The U.S. EPA's award will cover approximately 84 percent of the project's original estimated cost of $1,027,816, leaving a local cost share of $102,782.