Homework, due October 7, 2008
The announcement below regards a PBS documentary on urban water infrastructure to be shown Oct 1 on PBS.  Your assignment is to watch this video, and write a 1-2 page review of the documentary.  You also need to review the web page listed in the announcement, and comment on it.  Your total report should be 2-3 pages.
Announcement
A new PBS documentary called Liquid Assets, produced by Penn State University’s PBS station, will air on Rocky Mountain PBS stations on October 1, 2008, at 8 p.m. In Denver, that’s Channel 6. Liquid Assets is a 90-minute documentary that tells the story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. These systems—some in the ground for more than 100 years—provide a critical public health function and are essential for economic development and growth. Largely out of sight and out of mind, these aging systems have not been maintained, and some estimates suggest this is the single largest public works endeavor in our nation’s history. 
"We have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. If you look at what we’re spending now and the investment requirements over the next 20 years, there’s a $540 billion difference," says Steve Allbee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Closer to home, the Colorado Municipal League has identified water and wastewater infrastructure needs in Colorado exceeding $2.6 billion. The breakdown is 292 drinking water projects needing $1 billion and 352 wastewater projects needing almost $1.65 billion.
The program’s intent is to educate the public about the history, engineering challenges, and economics of their water infrastructure. 
Liquid Assets is an outreach effort sponsored by the Water Environment Federation, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association, and other organizations concerned about the condition of our water infrastructure. It will provide meaningful information in a concise, easy-to-understand format so the public can relate to the key issues and challenges surrounding our water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
A community outreach toolkit has been posted to the Liquid Assets web site (http://www.liquidassets.psu.edu/outreach/community_toolkit.html). The toolkit will help municipalities, community groups, utilities, consultants and educators:
• Encourage local viewers to tune in to documentary broadcasts
• Promote community activities and events surrounding the broadcasts
• Facilitate local meetings and discussion on national and local water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure
• Educate the public about the history, engineering challenges, and economics of their water infrastructure 
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