ACWA Responds to ASCE Report Card on Infrastructure.Urges Passage of Props. 84, 1E to Help State Make the Grade SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Association of California Water Agencies today urged passage of Propositions 84 and 1E in light of the recent low grades for the state's infrastructure in a new "report card" issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. (ASCE ASCE abbr. American Society of Civil Engineers ). California received a failing grade in the area of levees/flood control, and a C+ in both its water and wastewater infrastructure Water and wastewater infrastructure is a generic term to describe public works, piping and plant facilities that treat and distribute drinking water taken from the environment and deliver it for use to a community and also the cycle that manages and treats the wastewater that come grades. "These scores simply underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. once again that the state needs to meet local officials halfway when it comes to needed infrastructure improvements," said ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association President Randy Fiorini. "It is critical that California make these issues a priority." "For too long, the lion's share of infrastructure investments has been borne on the backs of those at the local level," said ACWA Vice President Glen Peterson. "What happened on the gulf coast with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed the results of ignoring problems until they became disasters. Those of us in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, must recognize that statewide investments in water benefit us as of well as the rest of the state." The state's water supply and wastewater infrastructure grades would have undoubtedly been much worse had local public agencies not been investing over $2.5 billion annually to upgrade local water infrastructure. These investments have yielded over 4 million acre-feet (MAF MAF macrophage activating factor. ) of new water over the last 10 years. ACWA Executive Director Steve Hall added: "This report illustrates why we need to pass Propositions 84 and 1E. Local water agencies have made great strides in meeting our current needs. California voters need to approve these bond measures to help meet our future needs." ASCE's report card estimated that in order to meet the state's infrastructure needs, California would need an annual additional investment of $2.3 billion for wastewater, $2 billion for water, and $4.2 billion for flood control. For a copy of the report, contact ASCE at 916-961-2723. ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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