Today headline. The oroville crisis in california shines the light on spotty inspections. What is your reaction . There are risky dams and spotty inspections. Guest there are. Dams are less visible than other infrastructure. People do not see the dams, but there are many. There are over 90,000 dams in the National Inventory of dams. Throughout the country, there are many dams being used for a variety of purposes. There is definitely a need for strong inspection to make sure in good shape. Re unfortunately, the American Society of Civil Engineers has has anams a grade of d infrastructure category. That illustrates the fact that there are a lot of dams in need of remediation, especially where failure of a dam would result in loss of life. Dams are mostly regular to buy the states. 70 of 90,000 dams are regulated by the states. There is a variety of programs in the states, but in general, more resources are needed. It is really important to be able to inspect these dams to make sure they
Good morning. President trump has made improving the nations infrastructure a top priority and this committee is continuing its effort to highlight the nations infrastructure it is critical to the nations prosperity pie as members of this committee as the driver of the nations economy this committee has a long history of working together and a bipartisan way and i would continue that tradition. To have sweeping jurisdiction of the nations infrastructure focusing on the needs of Water Systems in indonesia this committees purview. Fin other western states are highlighting the name needs to prevent catastrophic flooding earlier this month more than 180,000 people were evacuated in california because storms cause serious damage to the oldest and in the United States potential threat concerned of state officials and People Living downstream any future Severe Weather events could make this even more critical ended is raising questions of the readiness of our infrastructure. Diem said levys a
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving our nations infrastructure a top priority. And this committee is continuing its effort to highlight our nations infrastructure needs. As i stated infrastructure is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee, both sides of the aisle, and i will tell you that infrastructure is always listed as a top priority. It is a priority because it is a driver of the nations economy and it impacts every community. This committee has a long history of working together in a bipartisan way on infrastructure issues. I want to continue that tradition. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last hearing focused on highways and roads and the needs of rural water systems, all of which within this committees purview. Recent natural weather events in the last month in california and in other western stat
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl