Waterways Quotes

You'd be surprised how few people in Florida -- a lot who've been here all their lives -- have actually been out into the waterways. - Steve Cox

With development, you get impervious surfaces like pavement and roofs of houses... This really relates to water quality because it increases the speed in which surface water (containing sediment) runs off and gets into the waterways. - John Weber

We're talking about transporting roughly 70,000 metric tons of deadly waste from nuclear facilities in 39 states across our nation's highways, railways and waterways to Yucca Mountain. - Tom Daschle

We're checking waterways and hillsides for stability. The Willamette River isn't expected to reach flood stage here, so we think if we do see any problems, it would be on a localized level with area streams and creeks. - Mike Gotterba

We have to keep our waterways clean. We happen to have all these pumping stations because of all our lakes. - Bonnie Mathis

Under Gov. Bush, Florida's wetlands and waterways are receiving better protection than ever before. - Russell Schweiss

There are certain things that Americans expect their government to do. Our infrastructure is vitally important. Putting people back to work with construction is important. Our roads, our bridges, our sewers, our waterways, our dams - this is what makes our country so special. - Valerie Jarrett