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Which acts to protect rivers and lakes, and sources of Drinking Water. The second was the Safe Drinking Water act, that provides federal standards to assure the safety of the water that we drink. Both acts have been amended since they were first adopted, and theyre both cornerstones for the water issues that we face in america today. Allbee the clean water act set a floor and basically said, everybodys whos discharging is going to have to have a permit, and to achieve this defined performance le...

They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tu...

They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tu...

That making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. Narrator two Massive Underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the...

That is one of the main reasons why we have to close the beaches after heavy rain. Narrator but even when its not raining, water still enters the stormwater system, carrying pollutants. Here on the west coast, a lot of our storm drain systems are separate from the sanitary sewer system, so if you dump something in the storm drain, it goes right to the ocean untreated. Alamillo we havent had a major rainstorm in the last year or so yet theres a lot of water in this creek here. I would say 20 of i...

Welcome to squawk box on cnbc, im becky quick with ross westgate. Andrew is reporting from switzerland. Thats why weve got the mountain music. Well get to andrew in a moment. First, the top stories. The common theme here Quarterly Results, shares of google getting a boost. Earnings and revenue topping consensus and perhaps more important metrics, revenue from googles core internet business. It outpaced many analysts expectations. Advertising rates fell less than in proves periods. As you see, th...

Man this project is water Tunnel Number 3. We started on this project in 1969. Im a sandhog. Ive been a sandhog for 37 years. Narrator sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. They began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. From the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. Ryan you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows were here. See the empire state building, right. Thats 1,000...

Thats not that long away. This is the largest public works project ever undertaken in this region. Lichte youre looking at significant infrastructure. Either tunnels or storage tanks, or, you know, treatment facilities. The cost is about 3 billion. Lichte if you look at some of the other cities that have gone through this, their rates have gone up significantly. The federal government provides a number of Grant Programs but the bottom line is, you know, its not enough. Theres a massive need of m...

This is cnn tonight. I am don lemon. We got a busy hour ahead coming up. Covering all the angles of the coronavirus pandemic. Today, the president declaring a National Emergency and freeing up billions of federal dollars to combat the outbreak. The pandemics disruption of the economy is leaving millions of americans vulnerable to Food Insecurity. We are going to look at programs meant to make sure that americans in need have access to food during these difficult days. Coronavirus changing life a...

This is cnn tonight im don lemon. We have a busy hour ahead coming up. Covering all the angles of the coronavirus pandemic. Today the president declaring a National Emergency and freeing up billions of federal dollars to combat the out break. The pandemic disruption of the economy is leaving millions of americans vulnerable to Food Insecurity. Programs meant to make sure that americans in need have access to food during the difficult days. Coronavirus changing life as we know it. By the hour. Ma...