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The Ontario government is investing $175 million, through the Health and Safety Water Stream of the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program. #Water #Investment

Ontario is helping municipalities and First Nations protect homes and businesses by building, rehabilitating, and expanding aging water infrastructure, including wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, flood mitigation, and shoreline erosion assets. The Ontario government is investing $175 million, through the Health and Safety Water Stream of the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program. As of February 12, 2025, the province will begin accepting applications for this new stream. Learn more about how to apply for funding: https://lnkd.in/gNJVBqJY

Have you explored the Healthy Rivers section of our State Policy Hub yet? 🌊 Another topic area you’ll find inside is State Policy Approaches to Floodplain Restoration and Protection. This page provides links and resources on floodplain legislation, with a focus on managing the river channel, floodplain, wetlands, and aquifer of a river as a single interdependent system. Explore floodplain deep dives, fact sheets, toolkits, and more in the Healthy Rivers section of our State Policy Hub: https://ow.ly/Ur4v50TQfuW #FloodplainRestoration #HealthyRivers ID: A graphic showing a map of the US with certain states marked by water drops. Text above reads State Policy Hub. Text below reads New section! Healthy Rivers. A smaller callout reads Floodplain: Restoration & Protection.

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While the latest snow survey showing above-average snowpack across California is good news, local water providers are focused on long-term reliability, preparing for the challenges of aging infrastructure and climate change. Residents and businesses in Placer County can be confident in the reliability of their water supply. That’s the primary message in a new joint outreach campaign, Water for Our Future, launched by the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA), City of Roseville, and City of Lincoln. The Water for Our Future campaign showcases how Placer County’s water supplies are stable and secure and maintained through proactive measures and strategic planning to ensure water reliability for years to come. The campaign highlights several forward-looking initiatives, such as the Ophir Project, Renewal and Replacement infrastructure projects, the RiverArc Project, and more. Above-average snowpack is encouraging, but it doesn’t change the reality that California’s precipitation patterns are becoming more unpredictable. Extreme weather events, such as sudden storms or prolonged dry periods, require planning for both today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges. Water for Our Future demonstrates how Placer County’s water supplies are resilient no matter what the future holds. Please visit www.PlacerWaterFuture.com for more information on the Water for Our Future campaign and to explore the projects that keep Placer County’s water supply reliable. Read the Water for Our Future news release here: https://lnkd.in/g5YuHMub City of Rocklin City of Lincoln, CA #PCWA #WaterForOurFuture

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $24,586,500 in regional mitigation funds last month to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and sewer systems in the cities of Dilley, Martindale, Robstown, Sinton, and Cleveland, as well as in Karnes, Milam, and Madison counties. Through the Regional Mitigation Program, the GLO enabled local prioritization, which will significantly impact communities across multiple regions. This will ensure that our communities will be better protected from future extreme weather events. Read more details about the projects here https://lnkd.in/g6GiDAta

Dive into the vital discussion on water as Water Week commences. This week emphasizes the importance of water and being an advocate for its protection and sustainability. As Water Week unfolds, Waggonner & Ball confirms our commitment to resilience and adaptation through our work, especially in communities like Hampton, Virginia. As the prime consultant for Resilient Hampton, Waggonner & Ball spearheaded efforts to fortify the community against water-related challenges. Building on the 2015 Dutch Dialogues® Virginia workshop and community input, Resilient Hampton takes a holistic approach to resilience planning. Guided by community values, Phase 1 identified threats, while Phase 2 focuses on conceptual designs to address water challenges, particularly in areas like Newmarket Creek. Projects include transforming a drainage ditch into a park, elevating roadways with trails and bioswales, retrofitting detention ponds with nature parks, and implementing a grant program for residents to install green infrastructure. For more on how Waggonner & Ball helps communities live with water visit: https://lnkd.in/ga_pfag6 #LivingwithWater #WaterWeek

Old pipes cost us billions. Water and cash! #Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and straining the state’s water supply, according to self-reported water loss audits. Big systems don’t necessarily lose more than smaller systems, by percentage, but by volume they can make a difference with strained Texas water supplies. #Funds have been set aside to prioritize finding and fixing leaks and that’s a good start. The #cheapest #water available to us is the water we already have but we’re still going to need to consider alternatives if we want to continue to grow. #conservation #lostwater #leakingpipes #funding Texas Water Conservation Association Texas Water Development Board Texas Water Utilities Association https://lnkd.in/esPc_Mgy

Earlier this month, a sewer main pipe in Ossining broke, spewing ~1 million gallons of sewage daily into the Croton and Hudson rivers. This incident underscores the urgent need to invest in our aging infrastructure. But the pipe break was a drop in the bucket compared to ongoing sewage discharges triggered by rain: This year alone, 1 billion gallons of partially-treated sewage have been discharged from Westchester County into the Hudson and Long Island Sound. NYC dumps 21+ billion gallons annually into our waterways, equivalent to filling the Empire State Building 72 times 🤢 These overflows endanger public health, close beaches, disrupt recreation, and harm wildlife. Riverkeeper advocates for solutions like sewer upgrades and green infrastructure (such as green roofs) to help protect our waterways 🌊 #SewageOverflow #EnvironmentalHealth #InfrastructureInvestment #CSO

📷 A female red-winged blackbird visits a prairie within the stormwater detention areas of Heritage Park in the Village of Wheeling, Illinois, where the MWRD helped provide much-needed compensatory floodwater storage upstream of the Des Plaines River to protect communities from flooding and improved grounds for the Wheeling Park District. 📣 Local governments and public agencies in Cook County can apply to the #MWRD for help with funding stormwater projects. There are four partnership programs offered on a regular basis ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/daae24Aa #CookCounty #Stormwater #StormwaterManagement