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First, the bad news. America is quickly sinking into a water crisis that threatens our health, our economy, and our environment.

Our basic water infrastructure is crumbling. As a result, we're seeing a steady stream of sewage overflows and leaks that put all of us at risk of contamination from bacteria, parasites, viruses, pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, and other chemicals. According to the EPA, there are now between 23,000 and 75,000 sanitary sewer overflows in this country each year, and 3.5 million Americans get sick just from swimming in polluted water. Meanwhile, a whopping 40 percent of our lakes and rivers are too polluted to support recreational activities and aquatic life. That just shouldn't be happening in a country as advanced as ours.

The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that we need to invest at least $188.4 billion over the next five years just to make our water systems safe and reliable. That's a lot of money -- and it translates into a lot of jobs -- roughly 2 million. Investments in our water infrastructure would also generate an estimated $265.6 billion in economic activity.

Now, the good news. There couldn't be a better time than right now to take care of our water problem. We have millions of Americans desperately looking for work. Interest rates are low, which means it will cost less to make these repairs today than it will if we wait for five, 10, or 20 years.

The most urgent deficit America needs to resolve right now is our job deficit. And fixing our infrastructure -- especially the systems that keep our water safe and clean -- is one of the best ways we can put people to work. One study by Cleveland State University showed that fixing sewers and water systems in that state would create at least 31,000 new jobs.

Investing in America's infrastructure creates 16 percent more jobs dollar-for-dollar than a payroll tax holiday. Infrastructure investments create 40 percent more jobs than an across-the-board tax cut, and more than five times as many jobs as temporary business tax cuts.

There's a reason we built the Golden Gate Bridge during the Great Depression. It gave our country a shot in the arm when we needed it most. And fixing our water infrastructure will do the same thing.

After all, how can we expect businesses to want to operate in this country when we can't even guarantee they won't have to deal with corroded pipes and sewage overflows?

And there are many types of jobs in water infrastructure that create pathways out of poverty -- those that don't require a high level of formal education, and union jobs with family-supporting wages.

If we're looking for a workhorse that will generate jobs and get America on its feet, this is it. But the opportunity is even bigger than that. We already know we have to fix our water systems. Now we have a chance to do it in a way that ensures that they're safer, cleaner, more efficient, and healthier for our environment.

By using green infrastructure -- including permeable pavement, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, and green roofs -- we can reduce stormwater runoff and pollutants, protect groundwater, and even improve air quality. Green infrastructure -- like planting trees to manage runoff -- naturally cools urban areas. That means fewer air conditioners running, and fewer people suffering from heat-related illness. Green infrastructure fights global warming pollution by slashing energy demand from buildings. It also makes communities more resilient in the face of climate change, by improving flood management and recharging groundwater to offset drought.

If that's not enough for you, consider this: The open space that comes with green infrastructure encourages healthy recreation and increases property values. Studies show that these kinds of spaces can even reduce violence and crime in neighborhoods while boosting a sense of community.

Many cities are already moving in this direction. Chicago, a place that's all too familiar with sewage overflows and beach closures, has embraced green infrastructure. In an effort to manage stormwater runoff and keep pollution down, the city has upgraded 100 alleyways with permeable pavement and planted roughly 400,000 trees. And Chicago's not alone. Washington, D.C., plans to create 20 million square feet of green roofs as part of a $1.9 billion investment. Philadelphia is putting $1.6 billion into its water infrastructure -- projected to create at least 15,266 green jobs. Cities all over America stand to generate tens of thousands of jobs making these much-needed improvements. There's no reason to wait to seize this opportunity. In fact, we can't afford to wait.

We have a hole in our roof. We can put a bucket under it, leaving it for our kids or grandkids to fix. Or we can fix it now, fix it right, put Americans to work, and create a healthier, greener, more prosperous economy for us all.

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of our newest badge: Community Curator. View AllFavorites Recency |  Popularity Page: 1 2 Next › Last » (2 total) orion5448 Fans 4 hours ago ( 9:11 PM)You should tell Obama...he can't seem to find any shovel ready projects.orion54: You should tell Obama...he can't seem to find any shovelhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/orion54/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185520609.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERwillowtree3Adopt a shelter animal.205 Fans   5 hours ago ( 8:23 PM)Great article Jeremy!willowtree3: Great article Jeremy!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/willowtree3/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185510005.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program OldTulsan1730 Fans 5 hours ago ( 7:24 PM)The American Society of Civil Engineers report card on U.S. infrastruc­ture:

http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
Home | Report Card for America's Infrastruc­ture

"...Americ­a's Infrastruc­ture GPA: D

Estimated 5 Year Investment Need: $2.2 Trillion..­."

China is willing to invest in U.S. infrastruc­ture...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/china-us-investment-idUSL4E7N224M20111202
China may channel reserves to U.S. infrastruc­ture -minister | Reuters

"Dec 2 (Reuters) - China may channel part of its huge pool of foreign exchange reserves into investment in U.S. infrastruc­ture, including rail and transporta­tion networks, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Friday.

"China is unwilling to take on too much U.S. government debt. We are willing to turn that money into investment­," he told U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke and U.S. businessme­n.

Chen did not elaborate on how China might channel some of the country's war chest of $3.2 trillion foreign currency reserves to invest in U.S. infrastruc­ture, such as rail and transporta­tion systems.

"U.S. infrastruc­ture in some areas needs rebuilding­, for example its electricit­y grid, railways and transporta­tion networks," he said.

"This type of investment­, even more, can help resolve the unemployme­nt issue in the United States," he added...."OldTulsan: The American Society of Civil Engineers report card on U.S.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/OldTulsan/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185497156.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… MisterTim6 Fans 7 hours ago ( 5:48 PM)The issue of decaying water infrastructure is not new. I am aware that many of America's cities are struggling with water leaks, in particular. Surely fixing the leaks has value -- of reducing water demand, for one. So why are not cities already tackling this problem? Is it because cities don't have the $38 bln per year in tax revenue? How about also spending a bit more on education? Many states and cities cut way back on eduation spending since 2008. Where is all this money going to come from when many tax payers are struggling today to make ends meet?MisterTim: The issue of decaying water infrastructure is not new. Ihttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/MisterTim/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185474755.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… guthrum12 Fans 7 hours ago ( 5:27 PM)Another area in need of repair, updating, refitting, and replacing is our aging electrical grid. It is vulnerable to damage from attack and nature (sun storms). This could be catastrophic and the way of life in this country would change completely. This would provide work across the country for many types of skills. Planning needs to begin so that the work could start up quickly. It took a huge effort to bring electricity to rural areas after WWII.guthrum: Another area in need of repair, updating, refitting, and replacinghttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/guthrum/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185469779.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… guthrum12 Fans 8 hours ago ( 4:34 PM)One of the other areas of the infrastructure that needs updating, refitting, repair, and replacement is the electrical grid system which is very dated, wastes energy, and leaves this country vulnerable to a complete disastrous breakdown caused by nature or an attack. This is something that should have been started years ago. A total loss of the electrical grid is not beyond possibility and would render life as we know it over. I hope that is not what 12-21-12 is going to be about. Doing this work could put people to work all over the country in various capacities. Plans should be made now so that work could begin as soon as the money starts.guthrum: One of the other areas of the infrastructure that needshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/guthrum/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185457670.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… artleadsLet's have a national retreat.556 Fans 14 hours ago (11:09 AM)Almost everything our market economy does is gobbling up or polluting water . The changes that we need to allow for clean water for all are almost beyond comprehension.

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/gwdepletion.htmlartleads: Almost everything our market economy does is gobbling up orhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/artleads/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185378251.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… fortressfountain561 Fans 15 hours ago (10:18 AM)The elite are only interested in making profit with little effort. They want get rich quick. Gambling and debt.
They cannot even rebuild after 11 years. Dismal. No doubt, that china or I ndia will take the lead here. The usa will sell the bonds and just grab its citizens water. They have nerve calling us lazy.fortressfountain: The elite are only interested in making profit with littlehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/fortressfountain/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185367075.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program OldTulsan1730 Fans 6 hours ago ( 7:22 PM)China already built a San Fancisco/Oakland bridge and plans to be the "go-to" country for civil engineering.OldTulsan: China already built a San Fancisco/Oakland bridge and plans tohttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/OldTulsan/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185496541.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… 5th EstateNeeds of the many outweigh the needs of the few58 Fans   22 hours ago ( 3:11 AM)Good article. We're not short of places to spend money on our decaying infrastructure.5th_Estate: Good article. We're not short of places to spend moneyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/5th_Estate/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185325849.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERRobert FanneyScribbler2053 Fans   10:47 PM on 09/08/2012Though I agree improving America's water infrastructure is a huge help, you can't address the problem of increasing water scarcity without also dealing with climate change.Robert_Fanney: Though I agree improving America's water infrastructure is a hugehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Robert_Fanney/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185285569.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERCleanerman78 Fans 08:13 PM on 09/08/2012This article makes too much sense. So, in America, it is unlikely to happen. America has advanced technology available, but its' people are now not so "advanced" and appear not to believe in common sense thinking. This mindset is mirrored in the Congressmen we send to Washington.Cleanerman: This article makes too much sense. So, in America, ithttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Cleanerman/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185251093.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERMoose Luck 99Rand Paul is a LIAR!333 Fans 05:23 PM on 09/08/2012http://larouchepac.com/infrastructure

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Overview: Section IMoose_Luck_99: http://larouchepac.com/infrastructure NAWAPA XXI Animated Overview April 14 / 9PM Impacthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Moose_Luck_99/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185211765.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… fortressfountain561 Fans 04:34 PM on 09/08/2012Both parties are not interested in the people unless they can be exploited. Bush exploited the people with the ownership society mortgage scam. Now obama is exploiting us with the education,tsa on every corner, healthcare and student loan bubble.fortressfountain: Both parties are not interested in the people unless theyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/fortressfountain/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185199999.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… MaineJayne13 Fans 11:07 AM on 09/08/2012Yeah, cos those 2 wars started under democratic rule sure are paying for themselves. And those giant tax breaks for the "job creators" sure are paying for themselves! Where are those jobs again, they've had the tax breaks for 10 years now! Yes, the wars and the tax breaks have benefited a very small percentage of the American people, and I use 'people' as the broad, supreme court definition of people, but those are the only people that have benifited.
the wars and job creator tax breaks have done nothing for the rest of us but put us in deep debt. Those trillions could have gone into better the while country instead of bettering the bottom line of a select few.
And none of this done with a democrat at the helm!MaineJayne: Yeah, cos those 2 wars started under democratic rule surehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/MaineJayne/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185115940.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… PerryWhite90 Fans 09:25 AM on 09/08/2012Are you aware that after years (to decades) of Democratic rule the city, county, state and country are BROKE? How do you propose to pay for this? Please don't say it will pay for itself. Years of it-will-pay-for-itself programs have helped put us where we are.PerryWhite: Are you aware that after years (to decades) of Democratichttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/PerryWhite/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185093112.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it 5th EstateNeeds of the many outweigh the needs of the few58 Fans   22 hours ago ( 3:08 AM)Simple, we'll put the "borrow and spend conservatives" back in charge.5th_Estate: Simple, we'll put the "borrow and spend conservatives" back inhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/5th_Estate/want-jobs-fix-americas-wa_b_1866138_185325605.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…    Page: 1 2 Next › Last » (2 total) new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refreshLoading comments… 1 2 3 4 5 See All Highlights in × people have highlighted this! Huzzah! This text has been highlighted.

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