State officials discuss water infrastructure funding
Participants at Wednesday’s discussion on water infrastructure funding. SCREENSHOT
Published: 2/25/2021 2:51:27 PM
State and local officials met remotely Wednesday night to discuss the importance of locating funds for local and regional water suppliers and treatment facilities.
“While we often don’t think enough about our water and wastewater infrastructure, and it’s sometimes not the most exciting topic on the table, I think it’s easy to agree that the work of local and regional wastewater utilities has never been more critical,” said Kathleen Theoharides, secretary of the state Executive Office of Energy and Affairs.
Heating oil spill at Donna Barron s home
Barron reflected Wednesday on her range of emotions since she first learned of the hazardous waste spill. I look back at the video of the first story and I was devastated. I was so worried and there was stress all over my face, Barron said. And now, I m just ecstatic! I m so happy it s closed and got resolved. Thank you for your help. I could never have done that without you.
Even worse, the catastrophes are often not covered by home insurance because most policies have a pollution exclusion.
As a result, homeowners are forced to clean out retirement savings or college funds for intensive projects that sometimes require moving homes off their foundations.
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