Good news for New York State. On April 7th, the Governor of New York State announced that the State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors has approved more than $189 million in funding for nine municipalities and public authorities for critical wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects. The purpose of these projects is to modernize the water systems to ensure safe drinking water for all New Yorkers. The nine municipal regions are the Capital Region, Central NY, Mid-Hudson area, Long Island, Mohawk Valley, New York City, the North Country area, and the Southern Tier area.
The Environmental Facilities Corporation is urging municipalities to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Watersheds Needs Survey which was kicked off in New York on March 1.
This should improve the water systems in New York over time.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-189-million-fund-water-infrastructure-projects
I wonder what the rest of the country is doing when it comes to making sure that the water is safe to drink? Especially since 1% of all of the bodies of water around the world is considered safe for us to drink.
This is great news for the state of New York. However, it makes me wonder why these projects were not implemented much sooner as we could be possibly approaching an environmental crisis.
This is something that I didn’t know before and I’m glad that as a state we are investing in the quality of water. I wonder how old the original infrastructure is currently and how effective it is?