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Water Resources Reform and Development Act Turns One
Last week the House Transportation Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing to explore the progress made under the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), enacted a year ago. WRRDA authorized $12.3 billion to finance water … Continue reading
Water News as of September 19
Top Stories DC: The Environmental Protection Agency moved Tuesday to clarify Clean Water Act protections for small streams and wetlands that had been thrown into question by Supreme Court decisions over the past decade. The agency and the Army Corps of … Continue reading
Water News as of July 3, 2013
Top Stories California: Raw sewage backed up into both clubhouse shower areas, the umpires’ room and all bathrooms on the clubhouse level, as well as both managers’ offices and the Mariners’ training room. The Angels filed a complaint about unsanitary … Continue reading
Posted in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
Tagged aging infrastructure, business closures, clean water, epa, flooding, infrastructure needs, leaking infrastructure, obama infrastructure spending, raw sewage, service disruption, water main break, water pipeline
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Water News as of June 21, 2013
Top Stories EPA’s Fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, released June 4, reports that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, National, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Virginia, Washington
Tagged aging infrastructure, clean water, epa, flooding, leaking infrastructure, raw sewage, road closures, sewage spill, sink holes, water main breaks
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Water News, March 7-21, 2013
Top Stories National: On March 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013. The bill provides critical flood protection for communities across the country, maintains the flow of commerce, funds … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, National, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Uncategorized, Wisconsin
Tagged aging infrastructure, business closures, clean water, create jobs, drinking water, flooding, infrastructure funding, infrastructure report card, pipe repair, road closures, service disruption, water infrastructure, water main break, WRDA
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