April 18, 2008
Friday Headlines: Senators Decry Lack of Water Infrastructure Investment
Montana and Wyoming senators wrangled with the Bureau of Reclamation’s commissioner over the lack of funding for major water projects in the West. Here’s a quote from Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on the issue:
“The water infrastructure in my neck of the woods, in the state of Montana and I think the West overall, is worn out. Some of it is beyond repair. We need to really make this a priority for this country”
Headlines
In California, a sewage spill in Laguna Beach closes streets and beaches.
A water main break in North Waterboro, Maine has some residents under a boil water order.
Cross Timbers, Missouri will receive $733,000 from the USDA to finance the construction of a new wastewater collection and treatment facility.
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