Posts by Tag: Infrastructure
Federal Water Investment and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Posted on Jan 03, 2010 by Scott James.
The Federal government recently announced $116.9 million in water and environmental project loans and grants through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Water infrastructure investment is a critical part of any domestic recovery and reinvestment initiative coming out of the government, and this water investment represents just a fraction of the over $2 billion water and environmental project loans and grants distributed so far by the government.
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Army Corps of Engineers Plans to Cut Down All Trees Near Levees
Posted on Jun 15, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
The Army Corps of Engineers has decided all trees must be removed that are 15 feet from a levee. The corps is worried tree roots could weaken levees meant to protect low elevation communities. Of course, the corps’ record is marred with mistakes when it comes to safeguarding communities from catastrophic floods, like New Orleans.
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Ancient Tigris Valley May be Saved from Dam if Declared World Heritage Site
Posted on Jun 11, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
The ancient city of Hasankeyf is located along the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey. It is one of the Earth’s oldest currently inhabited towns dating back 10,000 years. There are more than 300 archaeological sites in the Tigris Valley near Hasankeyf. Unfortunately, 400 kilometers of the Tigris River Valley are threatened by the Ilisu Dam Project.
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DIY: How to Disconnect Your Downspout to Protect Rivers
Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Where do the downspouts off of your house’s gutters flow? Do they enter into the city’s sewer system? For many cities, this is a problem. The city of Portland, Oregon explains:
A large part of Portland has a combined sewer system that carries sewage and stormwater runoff in the same pipes. When it rains, the combined sewers fill to capacity and some of the stormwater and sewage mixture overflows to the Willamette River.
Downspouts on many homes are connected directly the combined sewer system and roof runoff from those homes contributes to combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Disconnecting those downspouts reduces the amount of water entering the system and reduces CSOs.
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Hurricane Katrina Flood Victims Sue US Army Corps of Engineers Over Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet
Posted on May 08, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Residents of New Orleans are suing the US Army Corps of Engineers for failure to properly build and maintain the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. Hurricane Katrina victims claim the waterway caused environmental damage that caused water to breach the levees. Residents are asking for damages caused by the resulting flooding.
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