State recognized for efficient use of ARRA funds for water projects
West Virginia is among the nation’s leaders in putting to work its wastewater infrastructure American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and has been recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. In a letter to West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar praised the state for its aggressive efforts in quickly getting all 39 of its wastewater-related projects under construction and for the roughly 300 jobs those projects created or sustained.