Sanitation Infrastructure for LA

The amount of waste produced daily by the City of LA is mind-boggling. L.A.'s Bureau of Sanitation is investing heavily in infrastructure.

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July 31, 2000, 9:15 AM PDT

By Ali Valenzuela


Keeping all the balls in the air while planning the next steps is Judy Wilson, Director of the City's Bureau of Sanitation. Metro Investment Report interviews Wilson about the massive infrastructure projects currently under way. MIR has details from behind the scenes on the Bureau's suit with Kern County over exporting bio-solids and the East Valley water recycling project.

Thanks to Ali Valenzuela

Tuesday, July 25, 2000 in The Metro Investment Report

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