California’s Trinity River Hatchery awarded $65.9 M for Upgrades
Federal funds totaling $65.9 million have been awarded to modernize and repair the Trinity River Hatchery in Lewiston, Calif.
The award was announced by California Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman in early April.
The project is one of 83 projects in 11 states that was selected as part of a nearly $585 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydropower generation and provide water treatment.
The Trinity River Hatchery project entails installing a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system; replace corroded and leaking piping; install new filtration system and incubator jars; abate hazardous noise from hatchery operations; and replace deteriorated iron supports for 150 shallow...