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The Hill's Congress blog: Infrastructure we can bank on

The Hill's Congress Blog had a recent post in which Gregory Baird, a former financial officer and CFO of large cities and utilities and who now consults utility financial staff on infrastructure asset management best practices in the U.S. and Canada, wrote:

...before we start throwing private-public funding at our [water] infrastructure problems via an Infrastructure Bank or some other federal funding vehicle we must get a firm grasp on the crux of our problems and the most cost-effective, sustainable ways to solve them.

EPA water chief: Upgrading water infrastructure is good for environment, public health and job growth

In a recent blog post, the chief of the EPA's Office of Water said that upgrading water infrastructure is good for the environment and the public's health, but it also is good for economic growth and for jobs.

Read the post for the agency's Greenversations blog by acting Assistant Administrator Nancy Stoner

Reader's Digest ranks water/wastewater operators among 10 jobs Americans can't do without

In a recent article, the popular Reader's Digest provided a list of the "10 Jobs Americans Can’t Live Without." Many of the profession are in the public-service sector, working for utilities or essential security-related services like the police or fire protection. Number 2 on its list was water/wastewater treatment plant and system operators.

The article said this about the profession:

Number Employed: 108,330

Median Income: $40,770