FOX44NOW.COM - Burlington/Plattsburgh News, Weather and Sports$39M in Stimulus Funds To Benefit Vermont Water Quality
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Lake Champlain may look beautiful from a distance, but there's plenty of work to be done to clean it up.
"Its our drinking water, its recreation, its hundreds of millions of dollars from the tourist industry. And in addition to that, its clearly our moral responsibility," says Senater Bernie Sanders.
On Monday, Vermont representatives announced nearly $39-million in federal stimulus funds that will go toward waste water treatment projects across Vermont to help keep area watersheds cleaner.
"Its about the infrastructure improvements that are for us today, and for generations that follow us, and its obviously for the environmental benefits that we need," says Congressman Peter Welch.
Thanks to those federal stimulus dollars, many projects will be popping up throughout the state including one long overdue upgrade to the St. Albans Bay waste treatment facility.
"Its been in the works for 5 years or so, assessments of what is the problem, and a plan to rectify it, all of which came together at the same time the stimulus funds became available. so our shovels are ready and we're eager to get started"
Contractors and engineers will begin to see more job openings as these projects come to fruition.
The City of St. Albans will vote on Tuesday whether or not to continue that project.
There are 40 other waste water treatment projects supported by the funds throughout Vermont.
