March 7, 2008
Welcome to the Blog!
Welcome to Water News Update, a blog dedicated to spotlighting the need for greater investment in America’s environmental infrastructure. I’m the person who will be doing most of the writing for the blog. Every day I will do my best to give you a sampling of water infrastructure stories from around the country.
If you read something you like, please comment. Also, if you read something you don’t like, feel free to comment. Thanks for reading.
Headlines
In Cleveland, a break in a 30-inch water main floods a downtown building
The bay area continues to have problems with sewage spills this time into the Pacific Ocean
Looking for a solution to increased water storage capactiy, the Idaho state legislature considers studying the issue
Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, will appoint a new task force charged with finding ways to help fund $20 billion worth of maintenance and reconstruction projects needed to meet federal water quality standards
