Sentences with phrase «water agencies need»

Municipal water agencies need billions of dollars in repairs to their infrastructure.

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All of North America's water pipes and pumps need an upgrade, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says will cost US$ 384 billion between now and 2030.

In a briefing in Santa Rosa, officials asked them to ease red tape that will make it easier to erect temporary housing and to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency has the resources it needs to clean up any hazardous material before it infiltrates the water supply.

«As waters swell and Houston reels, this agency needs to get to work,» Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said in an email.

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Government of Dominica report needs for 14,000 tarpaulins, 4,813 cases of water per day, road clearance, bridge reconstruction, shelter repair materials, water purification kits, non-food items, generators, dignity and sanitation materials and medical supplies.

In June 1998, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the park needed to obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit because the lead shot from shotgun shells may contaminate the ground and run - off water.

«I have lead the coordinated effort amongst the town, its consultants and state agencies, to meet the town's drinking water supply needs with an approved project, managed our finance department's restructuring to implement best accounting practices, and re-envisioned our police force capabilities making foundational changes to increase its effectiveness.

For example, does Rockland County need a Drainage Agency, a Water Supply Bureau, a Water Quality Management group, a Water Board, and a Soil & Water Conservation District?

Quigley said that he had a letter from the corporation counsel of the City of Kingston, Andrew Zweben, indicating they had no legal standing; The Kingston Common Council had hoped the need for the approval of the Kingston Board of Water Commissioners for Niagara to draw water from Cooper Lake reservoir in Woodstock would give be enough for them to have involved agency status, but Zweben felt otherWater Commissioners for Niagara to draw water from Cooper Lake reservoir in Woodstock would give be enough for them to have involved agency status, but Zweben felt otherwater from Cooper Lake reservoir in Woodstock would give be enough for them to have involved agency status, but Zweben felt otherwise.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos says dredging improved the Hudson but the federal Environmental Protection Agency needs to re-evaluate the six - year project and get objective analysis in its ongoing review of fish, water and sediment data.

As Ashland continues working with FEMA over reimbursement for needed repairs to the new water supply system and existing water treatment facility, FEMA Spokesman Matthew Russell says the agency has made significant progress in helping affected communities.

Democratic Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee says without state agencies rigorously examining alternatives for Rockland's water supply needs, Rockland residents will suffer.

New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas - rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials.

The Environmental Protection Agency's latest survey for capitol improvement identifies the need to invest $ 298 billion over the next 20 years on wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to meet the Clean Water Act public safety goals of swimmable and fishable waters.

«You need a portfolio of approaches in managing water security,» says James Cameron, acting CEO of the National Water Commission, the Canberra - based government agency in charge of the country's water reform agwater security,» says James Cameron, acting CEO of the National Water Commission, the Canberra - based government agency in charge of the country's water reform agWater Commission, the Canberra - based government agency in charge of the country's water reform agwater reform agenda.

Moodliar argued that increased transparency from water agencies is needed so that crucial data on water access can be used to challenge systemic inequalities related to race and class.

As the agency responsible for conserving and managing killer whales in U.S. waters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faces a major challenge — it must identify orca subpopulations, understand their needs, and develop effective and sometimes unique ways to manage them.

But the water - recovery system that will become part of NASA's Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support System, or ECLSS, for the International Space Station (ISS), still needs a number of improvements if it is to support the space agency's ambitions of returning to the moon and pushing onward toward Mars.

These agencies, with complementary missions in water science, observation, prediction and management, have formed this partnership to unify their commitment to address the nation's water resources information and management needs.

Our team develops on - the - ground pilot projects with water providers and governmental agencies and assembles the information about restoration - based solutions needed by the water management sector.

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They will be meeting with animal rescuers, veterinarians, and government agencies to assess the problem of displaces pets and livestock and the need for supplies, clean water, and shelters.

As a minimum you need to be a Padi Open Water Diver (or equivalent from another agency) to undertake this course.

«The risks to (California's) water are real; and the state and federal agencies looking at our water problems need to do a better job of addressing them.

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We are working with stakeholders, including federal, state and local officials, water management agencies, irrigators and conservationists, on innovative water - sharing and trading schemes that would allow water to move more freely from place to place and user to user, depending on need and supply in any given year.

Concerns about the availability of water supplies needed for gas production, and questions about wastewater disposal have been raised by water - resource agencies and citizens throughout the Marcellus Shale gas development region.

In addition to offering areas for recreation and benefits to mental and physical health, urban green spaces «filter large amounts of water after heavy rainfall and soften the effects of heat waves or other extreme events,» according to the agency, whose recent assessment on urban ecosystems concluded that «with the right policies and tools, urbanization does not need to be a threat to biodiversity in cities and beyond.»

We know how to meet people's needs for energy, for water, for housing, for sanitation, and for transportation, with much more sustainable technologies than are traditionally brought by development agencies.

• Explore options to bring water infrastructure improvements under one roof and in an agency that can give priority focus to improvements needed for our water treatment, dams, levees, ports, and inland waterway systems.