Sentences with phrase «water infrastructure support»

Tonko echoed Miner's call for improved water infrastructure support.

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When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the armed forces needed a great deal of infrastructure support, everything from electric generators to water purifiers to road - repair machinery.

The Coalition Government is getting on with the job of delivering our water infrastructure needs, today annowncing $ 1 million to fast - track a feasibility study into improving water quality and supply to support the expansion of the Myalup and Collie River irrigation districts.

These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a focus on climate change, and soil and water conservation.

Our mission is to support the growth of public banking in Massachusetts, initially focusing on an infrastructure bank to help cities and towns with the costs of upgrading buildings, roads, and water systems, with environmental remediation and adaption to a changing climate, and with improving city services.

The property is ideally located with access to electrical power on the property, previously developed infrastructure, and supported by an abundant water supply.

This is the modest sum which needs to be invested each year in «social support» to guarantee universal access to drinking water within ten years (1,300 million individuals did not have access in 1997), universal access to basic education (1,000 million people are illiterate), universal access to basic healthcare (17 million children die each year from easily cured illnesses), universal access to adequate nourishment (2,000 million people suffer from anemia), universal access to sanitary infrastructures and universal access for women to gynecological and obstetric care.

Environmental water is needed because the Basin's river system is often placed under pressure because the natural movement, distribution, and quality of water is altered due to river regulation and infrastructure that was built to support burgeoning communities and agricultural production.

The subject of that call: asking the federal government to increase funding for local governments to support water infrastructure needs.

A Siena College poll released this morning found there was broad support for most of Cuomo's major agenda in the new year, including an extension of the state's surcharge on millions, reduced tuition costs for SUNY students whose families earn $ 125,000 a year and less and a $ 2 billion clean water infrastructure fund.

Individual municipalities from Shelter Island to Huntington continue to confront issues involving water quality, affordable housing, high - paying jobs and the infrastructure needed to support future development.

Modernizing our infrastructure, creating jobs and economic development by supporting the county by having shovel - ready sites, and making sure we can take good care of the health and safety with good drinking water and emergency response services.»

Riverkeeper Water Quality Advocate Tracy Brown: «To have the federal government continue to cut the state revolving fund monies that are available to support repair and maintenance is really gonna have a direct impact on water quality and it's gonna increase the number of sewage infrastructure failures and the amount of pollution in our waterways.&rWater Quality Advocate Tracy Brown: «To have the federal government continue to cut the state revolving fund monies that are available to support repair and maintenance is really gonna have a direct impact on water quality and it's gonna increase the number of sewage infrastructure failures and the amount of pollution in our waterways.&rwater quality and it's gonna increase the number of sewage infrastructure failures and the amount of pollution in our waterways.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced $ 60.7 million in grants have been approved by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors to support drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across New York.

His four most popular proposals are creating a $ 2 billion clean water infrastructure fund, giving preference in state purchases to American - made goods, allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate across the state, and extending the millionaire's tax, which even has the support of 61 percent of Republicans.

«This past year, I successfully fought for more critical water and environmental infrastructure improvements in the final budget, which will protect our natural resources and support continued economic growth,» Hannon said.

The project was supported by $ 3.2 million in state funding and financing through the NYS Water Infrastructure Improvement Act and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation.

The coalition actively engages federal and state elected officials to support public policies that promote safe roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, water treatment and other vital infrastructure.

The two discussed how the then - State Senate majority leader had Mr. Mangano, a fellow Long Island Republican, urge his friend the Democratic governor to support public - private partnerships, or P3s, to rebuild water infrastructure — which required extensive reconstruction after 2011's Hurricane Sandy.

They came in droves, supported by infrastructure the federal government built — including the Hoover Dam — and the water those facilities helped supply.

BGU Ph.D. candidate Vivian Mau received financial support from the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, the Rieger Foundation and the Zuckerberg Scholarship Fund at BGU's Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research.

Funds raised here will directly support the rebuilding of urgently needed infrastructure (e.g. rain water collectors) for the monkeys and will help ensure Cayo Santiago remains the active field site on which future scientific discoveries and the livelihood of the local community depend.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

It's also the population level that makes it easier for a community to qualify for federal funding to support infrastructure projects like streets, water systems and parks.

This version includes scenes and objects to support writing about Water Infrastructure.

Last year the European Investment Bank provided a record GBP 6 billion for long - term investment in key infrastructure across the UK including support for new hospitals, better water and sewerage infrastructure, renewable energy and energy transmission and private sector investment.

The event puts a spotlight on the creative triumphs of Sub-Saharan Africa and the African diaspora while also raising funds to support Amref's various infrastructure improvement initiatives on the African continent, including increasing access to water and healthcare among many other positive benefits for communities across Africa.To further support these efforts, Amref is hosting a contemporary African art auction, featuring various works of contemporary art and hosted by Artsy.

And as the post points out, some are pure policy questions where the engineering has already been done (urban infrastructure, clean water) but the funding and political support are simply lacking.

Sen. Richard Madeleno (D - 18), who supported the recently - passed statewide fracking ban, stated: «At long last, Governor Hogan supported our groundbreaking ban on fracking, but fracking infrastructure still threatens the drinking water of Maryland citizens.

The information is used in decision support for a safe and sustainable society, water management, environmental protection, and building of infrastructure.

Our water, transportation, and energy infrastructure is also essential to support the economy and livelihoods of Oregonians.

The Netherlands offers inspiration for designers looking to create environments that harvest water, energy and nutrients by William McDonough Published April 23, 2014 in the Guardian Urban farms are transforming inner city spaces — rooftops, infrastructure, streetscapes, building skin — into generative ecologies that support the lives of people, and pollinators too.

It is completely logical for policy makers today to support the building of infrastructure (dams, sewers, electrical distribution systems, etc.) that will provide for adequate fresh water retention and for flood control in the event that future weather conditions are somewhat more severe that are being experienced today.

TomFP - I think you might be supportive of smart planning for infrastructure to ensure availability of adequate low cost energy that is a clean as possible, you might also support construction of dams and water retention facilities necessary to provide freash water and safeguard againest floods.

In contrast, while many African countries experience a similar trend in rapid urban coastal growth, the level of economic development is generally lower and consequently the capacity to adapt is smaller Coastal industries, their supporting infrastructure including transport (ports, roads, rail and airports), power and water supply, storm water and sewerage are highly sensitive to a range of extreme weather and climate events including temporary and permanent flooding arising from extreme precipitation, high winds, storm surges and sea level rise.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Administration has provided resources to rebuild the affected area to be more resilient than before, including support for more climate - resilient roads and infrastructure, and projects that protect drinking water and buffer communities from flooding.

Existing transmission lines, available water and roads capable of supporting wide, heavy loads provide ready - made infrastructure.

Charles Feinstein EAP Sector Manager, Energy and Water PSLO Seminar November 6, 2013 Agenda Focal areas Institutional capacity building and policy advice Introducing new financing mechanisms and market - based approaches including trade in energy saving certificates Energy efficient cities and green infrastructure Policy and regulatory framework (feed - in - tariff) Resource assessment and pre-investment activities Financing RE (hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar PV) Supporting T&D /

The ability of gray infrastructure to support water security is itself threatened by ecosystem degradation.

Green Horizon makes a SFH40 Single Family Home that is equipped to support a family of four with food, water, and electricity for up to a week without any external infrastructure.

Next once we had the land and the city's support, I would work the land (grading, access, roads, parking), install infrastructure (water, sewer, solar, internet, gas), then begin construction.

Support society with the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roads, bridges, buildings and water systems - even creating environmentally sustainable and green infrastructure.

The point in this example isn't so much that bottled water is so evil, but more a question of scale: If just two percent of the land use is available to support the visitation of 98 percent of the Islands, and the water infrastructure isn't safe enough in those two percent, how can the Islands reasonably support more tourism?

Peter Droege: These goals seem not quite right: neither the energy and water consumption embodied in the buildings and infrastructure themselves, nor in the lifestyle engendered and supported seem to be considered here - but this may be due to the narrow focus on the stage set as presented by the press.

Here at TreeHugger, we have been writing for years about the merits of supporting local farmers, vendors and craftspeople, about the advantages rust belt cities will have in the future, with their water, their transportation infrastructure of rail, road and canal; their temperate climate in a warmer world.

«Existing transmission lines, available water and roads capable of supporting wide, heavy loads provide ready - made infrastructure,» he wrote.

Tags for this Online Resume: Water Treatment, Business Plan, Engineering, Infrastructure, Planning, Project Management, Project Manager, Support, Best Practices, Construct (App Dev Tool), management

This must include funding for full time Indigenous rangers and co-ordinators to manage the waters and lands, and also provide for the necessary infrastructure, capacity building and training required to support the management of the rivers.

This must include funding for full time Indigenous rangers and co-coordinators to manage the waters and lands, and also provide for the necessary infrastructure, capacity building and training required to support the management of the rivers.

10 years to achieve equality of opportunity in relation to access to primary health care and in relation to infrastructure that supports health (such as housing, food supplies, water, and etc.).