A LOCAL WATER AGENCY IS AWAITING FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE PAJARO VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS ONE OF MANY AGENCIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY THAT ARE AWAITING FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECTS. THE NEARLY 14-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE WASTEWATER PLANT, WHICH HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS BUT NOT APPROPRIATED, IS HUNG UP IN THE FEDERAL SPENDING DEBATE.
