Sentences with phrase «water infrastructure projects»

The final budget includes $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure projects.

Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson has secured new contracts worth a combined $ 100 million, including $ 48 million in water infrastructure projects in Western Australia.

Just about every town in Essex and Franklin counties — including Willsboro, the adopted hometown of Rep. Elise Stefanik — has seen a large - scale clean water infrastructure project in the past several years, part of a statewide effort to shore up crumbling infrastructure.

Meanwhile, lawmakers and Cuomo are nearing an agreement on funding water infrastructure projects in the state, trying to add more than the $ 2 billion backed by Cuomo through a bond act.

The city of Syracuse received $ 1.2 million for a drinking water infrastructure project.

Town Supervisor Michael Cashman said the increases can be attributed to increased need paired with the town's ongoing water infrastructure projects.

Gov. Cuomo wants the state to invest a record $ 2 billion in water infrastructure projects across New York, including helping to pay for new wastewater systems on Long Island that would reduce nitrogen runoff.

Governor Cuomo and the New York State Senate recently proposed significant spending plans to invest in various water infrastructure projects around the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a $ 2 billion investment in water infrastructure projects throughout the state.

«Water infrastructure projects take years to a decade to plan and build and can last decades.

Many California communities are already without water and looking to relocate water infrastructure projects.

Read more about the annual UNESCO World Water Development Report and opportunities to combine traditional water infrastructure projects with nature - based solutions.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County locked in $ 4 million in state grant funds last week for water infrastructure projects in Lake Placid, Crown Point and Elizabethtown.

Also at 10 a.m., members of the WNY state legislative delegation and local organizations will discuss the details of $ 2.5 billion for clean water infrastructure projects, which was included in the 2017 - 2018 budget, Canalside Boardwalk, 44 Prime St., Buffalo.

The topic at that meeting was the same — how the federal government can help Syracuse fund water infrastructure projects.

On Oct. 5, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced 16 water infrastructure projects in central New York that would benefit from the act.

The budget also included a plan that would provide free tuition to students at state and city colleges and universities for families that earn less than $ 125,000 a year as well as billions of dollars for water infrastructure projects.

Perhaps most importantly, the counties are pushing for using bank settlement funds for upstate road and water infrastructure projects and have the state invest in clean water infrastructure.

Cuomo's statement said it included «historic» spending, such as $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure projects, $ 100 million in highway funds and $ 150 million in capital spending for economic development programs.

North Country state lawmakers praised the funding increases for clean water infrastructure projects: both one - house bills accept the governor's $ 2 billion program spread out over five years (the Senate version tacks on a $ 5 billion water infrastructure bond act that would go before the voters in 2018).

Municipalities also received millions for clean water infrastructure projects, including projects in Crown Point, Saranac Lake, Elizabethtown, St. Armand, Moriah, North Elba, Westport and Wilmington — making the announcement an early Christmas present for local officials.

Onondaga County received more than $ 3.7 million in a grant from New York state to fund a water infrastructure project through the Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment plant.

In his 2016 budget presentation, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed investing an additional $ 100 million in a $ 200 million grants program that helps pay for water infrastructure projects.

These water infrastructure projects are typically funded by user fees — how much water a household uses — and tax - exempt municipal bonds, Geddes said.

Among those receiving accolades was the state legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was praised for securing $ 2.5 billion over five years for clean water infrastructure projects and for leading a coalition of states who are committed to the Paris Climate Agreement despite the U.S.'s decision to exit the treaty.

The Details: If approved, this initiative would authorize the spending of $ 7.5 billion for water infrastructure projects, making it the fourth - largest water bond measure in California's history.