A win-win: Clean water, good jobs
By
Cody Arledge, Guest Columnist
Everett Herald
March 17, 2010
Opinion piece
"Right now the Legislature is considering a proposal that would help Snohomish County address two pressing problems: toxic stormwater runoff and our slumped economy.
The proposal, the Clean Water Act of 2010 (HB 3181/SB 6851), would increase, by less than 1 percentage point, the existing hazardous substance tax to pay for clean water infrastructure projects required by law.
These projects, which range from retrofitted urban streets to new storm drains to stormwater ponds, are labor intensive and will put people to work. They’ll also directly address the biggest water pollution problem in our state...."
