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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 21, 2017 ~ 'Water infrastructure rises as an urgent challenge'
February 21, 2017
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ISSUE:
- Water quality
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According to a state comptroller’s report released early last week, at least $40 billion will be needed for water quality and sewer infrastructure repairs across New York over the next 20 years.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "Water infrastructure rises as an urgent challenge"
[See attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in the Corning Leader on Sunday, February 20, 2017]
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