E2 report: Investing in water infrastructure can boost economy, jobs, improve health

Michigan should spend the billions of dollars required to improve its fresh and storm water infrastructure, along the way creating thousands of new jobs and other economic dividends, according to a report from the advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs.

While expensive, E2 said Michigan’s water infrastructure is so underfunded — $90 per capita lower than the U.S. average, according to Business Leaders for Michigan — that it’s an impediment to job creation and new or expanding businesses, the report argues.