In Government
Up one levelAppropriations Committee on Water for the Poor
May 8, 2007
Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) are inviting their colleagues in Congress to join them in sending this letter to the Appropriations Committee. The letter asks the Appropriations Committee to make clean water for the poor a priority.
Water for the Poor Act of 2005
May 7, 2007
Food & Water Watch Comment on Department of State Report to Congress, Senator Paul Simon – Water for the Poor Act of 2005.
A UN Convention on the Right to Water
February 6, 2007
An Idea Whose Time Has Come By Food & Water Watch Board Member, Maude Barlow
Private Financing for Water Infrastructure
January 13, 2007
Several questions on the topic of private financing for the water sector have been raised by recent Congressional hearings on the need for renewed investment for clean water infrastructure, as well as President Bush’s 2008 budget proposal.
State Revolving Funds (SRFs)
March 13, 2006
After serving our cities for close to a hundred years, some since the 1890’s, many of our nation’s water pipes are crumbling. Communities are faced with billions of dollars in upgrades to meet standards for safe water and environmental health. Capital investments are needed to replace these aging systems, as well as to improve systems to meet new water quality standards.
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