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EPA launches revamped Sustainable Water Infrastructure web pages

Our communities depend on aging drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure for the health of its people and the vitality of the local economy.  With the release of the Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the next step in its efforts to work with the water sector as it moves toward more sustainable practices.  EPA has launched an enhanced set of web pages to provide information and resources for meeting the water infrastructure challenges faced in communities across the country

Huffington Post: Call for a "local water" movement and a new way of thinking about water

Last week, The Huffington Post posted an article from Dr. Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific institute, on a new water philosophy he is fostering. Dr. Gleick believes that it's time to harvest the momentum of the local sustainability movement to promote “local water.”