Official: Grant Funds Will Help Create 'Stable Water Supply'

JURUPA VALLEY - A $51 million state grant awarded to the Western Municipal Water District in support of expansion of two desalinization plants will boost the region's water supplies while creating jobs, California Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ron Chapman said today.

The Department of Public Health awarded the Riverside-based district $51 million under a Proposition 50 program titled ''Southern California Projects to Reduce Demand on Colorado River Water.''

''This grant provides a boost to one of the hardest hit economies in the nation, and it will supply more than 1 million residen...