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I am confused as to why the Federal Government is not being more pro-active about encouraging innovation in preventative measure re: flood damage and options for collecting and redirecting rain water, especially in agricultural areas experiencing a drought. This isn't rocket science. I know we're short on fresh steel, nationally, but there's plenty in the factory buildings that are closed.
Here in York we have plenty of blighted buildings that could be torn down for parts to build reservoirs and canals to prevent road washouts and bridge destruction and make sure we have plenty of clean water.
This approach could also help address issues in towns suffering from ground water poisoning and lead pipes.
Yet I don't see it being discussed at all. Meanwhile we keep letting Nestle pump water out of California and sell it to people in bottles. Do the bottling companies all have our legislators in their back pockets? What is going on!?
The City of York keeps suffering rain damage, almost annually, and nothing seems to change. Where is the push for our civil engineers to address this problem pro-actively?
Are there even plans to identify risk areas? I am really concerned about directing millions of dollars to infrastructure construction that does not support resiliency on the whole, including plans for reservoirs and planting trees and native plants to protect roadways and agricultural areas from the devastation of unchecked runoff.
Here in York we have plenty of blighted buildings that could be torn down for parts to build reservoirs and canals to prevent road washouts and bridge destruction and make sure we have plenty of clean water.
This approach could also help address issues in towns suffering from ground water poisoning and lead pipes.
Yet I don't see it being discussed at all. Meanwhile we keep letting Nestle pump water out of California and sell it to people in bottles. Do the bottling companies all have our legislators in their back pockets? What is going on!?
The City of York keeps suffering rain damage, almost annually, and nothing seems to change. Where is the push for our civil engineers to address this problem pro-actively?
Are there even plans to identify risk areas? I am really concerned about directing millions of dollars to infrastructure construction that does not support resiliency on the whole, including plans for reservoirs and planting trees and native plants to protect roadways and agricultural areas from the devastation of unchecked runoff.
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