True. As an environmentist, i am opposed to this. They laid concrete in southern california. Without which, a good deal would be washed into the ocean. The ccc and the wpa workers were trained for disaster relieve. We didnt have to rely on the national guard. These kinds of things wouldnt be as disastrous. We need a new wpa. They are walking over the sidewalks, which is wpa. This was a demonstration outside of Dianne Feinsteins office. And demanding it not be torn down. The new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. This is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. And then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. This one was done in georgia. This is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d. C. This is right outside of the coop. And then urban roads like this in the Los Angeles River and this is being built. This is mira loma park. This is lark merced blvd. Its all made of clay. Its going to slum
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100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator over 300 Million People live in the United States. And each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. Man what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. Woman so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school . Woman somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when were finished with it. Man the Water Infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. Man you just cant visualize all the assets that are under our feet. We have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. If youre Walking Around in an urban area, youre probably stepping on a pipe. Man our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large Distribution Systems. Woman and in many cases, its not been touched si
And each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. Man what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. Woman so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school . Woman somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when were finished with it. Man the Water Infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. Man you just cant visualize all the assets that are under our feet. We have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. If youre Walking Around in an urban area, youre probably stepping on a pipe. Man our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large Distribution Systems. Woman and in many cases, its not been touched since. Man were at a critical turning point. Much of that infrastructure is wearing out. Narrator our Water Infrastructure is made up of complex, underground systems t