The point is, I am not referring to wastewater. I am talking about public water supply which is very important to developing any State. You have people coming in, and you need a public water supply. In order to provide it, you have to go to the local people, the ratepayers, and say: Come up with the money. And the Federal Government does not participate. In this project, we are saying to the State of Florida: If you have future municipal water needs, 20 percent of this project is for that. It is an equivalent of $1.6 billion, and you are going to be saving that cost in the future.
George Voinovich: “The point is, I am not referring to wastewater. I am talking about public water supply which is very important to…”
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Discussing the importance of public water supply funding for Florida's future municipal needs.
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