Local examples of job creation Pollution Control Equipment Nearly a billion dollars in pollution control equipment at Brandon Shores power plant.

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Local examples of job creation

Pollution Control Equipment Nearly a billion dollars in pollution control equipment at Brandon Shores power plant

Renovated Power Plant Jobs

Brandon Stevens, worker at Fairfax County STP upgrade Sewage Treatment Plant Jobs

Stormwater Jobs

Farmer Leroy Walker with manure storage pit and barn with good ventilation & runoff controls

A University of Virginia study projected that 11,751 temporary jobs could be created if Virginia and federal government invested $804 million in farm runoff control projects. Job Creation on Farms

Commercial fishing in VA and MD contribute $2 billion in sales and more than 41,000 jobs Recreational fishing create $1.6 billion in sales and 13,000 jobs Tourism brings $3.7 billion a year and 46,000 jobs to Hampton Roads, with $1.4 billion and 11,000 jobs in Virginia Beach alone Properties near healthy waters can have 5-10% higher property values For every $1 spent on protection of drinking water, an average of $27 is saved in public water treatment costs Value of Clean Water

Sources: Virginian-Pilot Questions?