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WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED
Over the last several years numerous groups and agencies have repeatedly noted the extreme need for repairs to America’s water infrastructure. The status of our aging and deteriorating infrastructure has been reported by the ASCE as requiring an investment of $3.6T investment by 2020 (www.infrastructurereportcard.org/ ). The ICWP has long advocated for greater federal investment […]
National Advisory Committee asked for “Shrinking Budget” Recommendations
The federal Advisory Committee on Water Information (“ACWI”) has been asked by the Interior Dept for recommendations to assure strong water data and science programs at the USGS despite the shrinking federal budget, and ICWP is helping to lead those discussions. Peter Evans is chairing an ad hoc Workgroup that has studied almost twenty USGS […]