Measure M Funding Awarded These OC Cities For Reducing Water Pollution

CYPRESS, CA — Heard of "only rain down the drain?" Cities like yours, across Orange County, are aiming to improve water quality and reduce pollution caused by transportation. On Monday over $3 million in grant money was awarded to 16 cities across Orange County that aim to reduce transportation-related pollution to water received from the OC Transportation Board Authority.

The money comes from Measure M, a half-cent sales tax approved by Orange County voters in 2006 that funds a variety of transportation improvements according to officials.

The board reviewed 24 applications from 21 cities and approved funding for 16 projects. Many of the projects involve the installation of catch basins and screens.

The cities receiving funding are:

• Aliso Viejo, $423,396
• Anaheim, $500,000
• Buena Park, $302,165
• Costa Mesa, $43,544
• Cypress, $107,912
• Irvine, $30,720
• La Habra, $177,288
• Laguna Hills, $120,000
• Laguna Niguel, $165,235
• Lake Forest, $106,800
• Mission Viejo, $278,235
• Orange, $300,000
• Placentia, $160,000
• Tustin, $169,556
• Villa Park, $175,000
• Yorba Linda, $70,400

According to the Orange County Transportation Authority, The Environmental Cleanup Program (Program) helps to improve overall water quality in Orange County from transportation-generated pollution.

"Program funds are allocated on a countywide competitive basis to assist jurisdictions in meeting the Clean Water Act for controlling transportation-generated pollution. The funds are designed to supplement, not supplant, existing transportation-related water quality programs," OCTA said.

For more information, visit: www.octa.net/Measure-M/...

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