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The bad news is that Alabama’s infrastructure has some challenges that you should know about before it’s too late to keep these systems from breaking down. Infrastructure deteriorates every single day as it ages, just as our bodies do, and many of these critical systems are reaching the end of their useful life…The good news is there are solutions to all these challenges , and we can raise Alabama’s infrastructure grades. By learning more today about the conditions of the infrastructure you use every day, you too can help raise the grade.
Archive for the ‘Inland Waterways’ Category
Report Card for Alabama’s Infrastructure
Tuesday, December 29th, 2015Mississippi River Watershed Report Card
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015AMERICA’S WATERSHED INITIATIVE
The Mississippi River Watershed has diminished as a healthy and sustaining water resource over the last several decades. To raise the grade, we need integrated management to reflect the relationships between the different goals and basins, and increased participation by partners and stakeholders working together on specific actions to improve the watershed.
San Marcos, TX: First Annual “Float to Work Day”
Friday, September 4th, 2015The City of San Marcos staff held their First Annual Float to Work Day, promoting alternative transportation. #floattowork #SMTX
View this complete post...Snake River, WA: Restoring America’s Greatest Salmon River
Monday, August 17th, 2015Snake River Salmon have been trucked, put on barges, diverted up fish ladders — all in the hope that enough would bypass the four dams standing in their way to reach their historic habitat, and ensure their future existence.. But it’s not working. The time has come to breach the dams and reconnect wild salmon to this important watershed.
View this complete post...The Great Port Mismatch: U.S. Goods Trade and International Transportation
Friday, June 19th, 2015GLOBAL CITIES INITIATIVEBROOKINGS METROPOLITAN POLICY PROGRAM Summary The United States traded over $4 trillion worth of international goods in 2014, ranging from raw agriculture to advanced precision instruments. The enormous variety of exports and imports powers American industries, allowing industrial and household consumers to enjoy cost-effective products and exporting producers to access global markets. Even […]
View this complete post...Austin, TX: Road Flooding Time Lapse
Thursday, June 4th, 2015A time lapse of a low water crossing at Old Spicewood Springs Rd. May 23rd – 25th.
View this complete post...The New Wave of Water Innovation
Thursday, May 14th, 2015VALUE OF WATER COALITION
This briefing paper, issued by the Value of Water Coalition, spotlights innovative solutions to the nation’s growing water challenges. Through capital investments, technological innovations, creative financing tools, and cross-sector partnerships, water leaders are building stronger communities and a stronger America.
Dams In Vermont: Interview with Jessica Clark Louisos
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015Jessica Clark Louisos discusses Milone & Macbroom’s recent report on Vermont’s dams. What is a “High Hazard” dam, what goes wrong with Vermont dams, and what does the state need to fix first?
View this complete post...Granite Creek Watershed, AZ: Working with the Community
Friday, April 17th, 2015This video features Michael Byrd, Executive Director of the Prescott Creeks Preservation Association, describing some of the challenges faced by Granite Creek Watershed communities (e.g. perennial water flow, drinking water source, and water quality issues) and how the organization uses conservation, restoration, and education to address these challenges.
View this complete post...Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters
Thursday, January 15th, 2015UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) General Information The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has finalized the science report, Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. The purpose of this report is to summarize the current scientific understanding about the connectivity […]
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