Congress and the president passed the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) – better known as the stimulus bill – in 2009
to help accelerate the end of the recession by pumping money into
"shovel ready" public works – water and wastewater systems, roads,
bridges, levees, and other systems.
As they debated the bill, elected officials spun yarn after yarn about working men and women going back to work to fix long overdue problems – and jumpstarting the economy by spreading some of their paychecks around the community at large.
How well did it work? Well that’s a matter of opinion and debate – but there’s no debate that the need is real. When it comes to water and wastewater treatment systems, in particular, there’s no shortage of "shovel ready." There’s no need for "make work." Read More
As they debated the bill, elected officials spun yarn after yarn about working men and women going back to work to fix long overdue problems – and jumpstarting the economy by spreading some of their paychecks around the community at large.
How well did it work? Well that’s a matter of opinion and debate – but there’s no debate that the need is real. When it comes to water and wastewater treatment systems, in particular, there’s no shortage of "shovel ready." There’s no need for "make work." Read More
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