WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $10,000,000 in federal funding in the pending fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill currently being voted on in the House of Representatives and expected to come to a vote in the Senate later this month for Genesee County to build a new larger water storage tank in Batavia and increase badly needed drinking water capacity for residents, farms, and businesses throughout Genesee County.
In 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture declared Genesee County a drought disaster area, as numerous towns across Genesee County have had to endure low groundwater condit...