included in their season ticket package. In the event a season ticket holder is unable to attend the Oct. 23 game at First Niagara Center, they will be able to redeem that ticket for an additional ticket to a future Amerks home game this season or can receive a refund for the Oct. 23 game.

The 2012-13 regular season begins Friday, Oct. 12 when the Amerks host the Syracuse Crunch at The Blue Cross Arena at 7:05 p.m. Amerks Full-Season, Half-Season and 12-Game ticket packages for the 2012-13 season are available. Individual game tickets are also now on sale. For more information, visit www.amerks.com or call 1-855-GO-AMERKS.Addressing water and wastewater disparities on the United StatesMexico border

February 17th, 2014

Hiwot Gebremariam, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States

Investments in water and wastewater infrastructure generate large social returns. The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that each public dollar spent on water and wastewater infrastructure yields $2.62 in economic output and each job created in the industry generates an additional 3.68 domestic jobs.1 The significance of the relationship between water and wastewater investment and economic prosperity is readily apparent in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

The U.S. and Mexico share not only centuries-old commercial and socio-economic relationships, but also share rivers and watersheds, the health of which depend on cooperation between the two countries. The region’s water pollution mainly originates from raw sewage released into shared waters due to a lack