[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
[inaudible conversations] spirit we will resume the hearing for the attorney general pruitt sometimes you can sit down over lunch to answer questions to a halfhours open shy said Something Different anything that you would like to clarify quick. In response to the white house questions about the enforcement steps we have taken with double dipping i initiated three cases and so they have not materialized in litigations just yet. Thanks for that clarification in the city and cheyenne wyoming with a chemical used by the military to decrease the engines of the rocket motors the army corps that was in charge of a Nuclear Missile site refuse to amend it was the cause of pollution to do of a testing needed they showed a large plume directly into the citys balls it is now protected by state of the art water facility but when you serve as the attorney general of you held them accountable in the same way . This was indicated in industrious ammoniac and mention the case put that this was somethin
[inaudible conversations] spirit we will resume the hearing for the attorney general pruitt sometimes you can sit down over lunch to answer questions to a halfhours open shy said Something Different anything that you would like to clarify quick. In response to the white house questions about the enforcement steps we have taken with double dipping i initiated three cases and so they have not materialized in litigations just yet. Thanks for that clarification in the city and cheyenne wyoming with a chemical used by the military to decrease the engines of the rocket motors the army corps that was in charge of a Nuclear Missile site refuse to amend it was the cause of pollution to do of a testing needed they showed a large plume directly into the citys balls it is now protected by state of the art water facility but when you serve as the attorney general of you held them accountable in the same way . This was indicated in industrious ammoniac and mention the case put that this was somethin
Who wonder if the honorable work is worth it anymore. See this event live tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. And now, the utilities lawmakers on caple tall hill. They testified before the state public Works Community including delaware and wyoming and colorado, and chairman John Barrasso serves as is the rea n Ranking Member. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving the nations infrastructure a top priority. Infrastructure is critical to the nations prosperity. The senate and the environment and the public works commitment has jurs disdiction over the highways and the roads, and the dams and roads. This allows things to go from the heartland to the coast, and they provide protection to rural and urban communities that save lives. And in addition, they have infrastructure that is modernization. It does not matter the setting of rural or not. The impact is going to be particularly counter productive if they do not apply the kif frens of urban and rural.
General economy, Interest Rates, the regulatory requirements that are imposed and competing local demands in our communities. What is very clear is the annual need for investment in our Water Infrastructure is going to grow dramatically in the coming decades, it will at least triple and possibly quadruple by 2040. Buried no longer, confronting americas Water Infrastructure challenge specifically, it looked at our aging water mains, what that report concluded is that we will require an investment of 1 trillion over the next 25 years to replace the water mains that will become obsolete during that time frame. That number include nothing for Drinking Water needs nor for cso, sso or other wastewater types of issues. Clearly a significant number when you compare it to what were currently spending. Another important feature to recognize, that Water Services are the most capital intensive that we provide in our country. What this means is that when we invest bigger dollars, more dollars in th