[Water News] DJ Gongol & Associates Water News: May 26, 2009

[Brian Gongol]

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Highlights from the past week
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The "Buy American" clause in the infrastructure-stimulus bill is making 
trouble for some of our major trade partners, like Canada. And the water 
industry has lots of cross-border interests:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/05/18/

How the Midwest exports lots of "virtual" water to the rest of the world:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/05/19/

The National Academy of Engineering says there's just no way to protect 
New Orleans from another major disaster:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/05/20/

Lincoln, Nebraska, will start the summer with voluntary water restrictions:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/05/21/

Hurricane season is almost here:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/05/22/


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