EPA Award Funds Wildfire Hardening at Two Monterey County Drinking Water Facilities — Environmental Protection

Planned work includes fire-hardened walls, vegetation removal, a fire-resistant roof and an emergency generator to help keep water service and firefighting capacity running during wildfires. The award covers about 84% of the project's initial cost estimate of $1,027,816, according to the utility.

Two drinking water facilities in high-risk wildfire zones in Monterey County, California, will be upgraded with an $864,500 EPA award, California American Water announced Oct.