EcoWatch: The costs of rebuilding our nations water infrastructure are jaw dropping: estimates range from $300 billion to $1 trillion needed over the next 30 years. Add in the cost to develop new water supplies, treatment plants and transmission systems to accommodate growth--$20 billion for new reservoirs and pipelines in North Texas, $7 billion for a pipeline in Las Vegas--and the numbers really start to make the mind reel.
Investing in our nations infrastructure and water security is a necessity. But...