Improving Your County’s Drinking Water Quality: A Resilient Counties Discussion
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Conference SessionCounties across the nation are grappling with significant water challenges, including aging infrastructure and poor water quality. These challenges can have lasting impacts on the health of residents and economy of the county.Room B230-231Improving Your County’s Drinking Water Quality: A Resilient Counties DiscussionJuly 22, 2017July 22, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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Event
Improving Your County’s Drinking Water Quality: A Resilient Counties Discussion
Counties across the nation are grappling with significant water challenges, including aging infrastructure and poor water quality. These challenges can have lasting impacts on the health of residents and economy of the county. To protect and improve their drinking water, counties must organize and partner with local stakeholders around these common interests and educate residents and local businesses on the water management cycle. Panelists will discuss how they are working together to improve water infrastructure and quality in their counties.
Counties across the nation are grappling with significant water challenges, including aging infrastructure and poor water quality. These challenges can have lasting impacts on the health of residents and economy of the county.2017-07-22Conference Session2018-04-06
Counties across the nation are grappling with significant water challenges, including aging infrastructure and poor water quality. These challenges can have lasting impacts on the health of residents and economy of the county. To protect and improve their drinking water, counties must organize and partner with local stakeholders around these common interests and educate residents and local businesses on the water management cycle. Panelists will discuss how they are working together to improve water infrastructure and quality in their counties.




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Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee
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NACo's 82nd Annual Conference & Exposition
Jul. 21, 2017 – Jul. 24, 2017The NACo Annual Conference & Exposition is the only meeting that draws a cross section of elected officials and county staff from across the country.Improving Your County’s Drinking Water Quality: A Resilient Counties Discussion is a part of NACo's 82nd Annual Conference & Exposition.
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