Behold the Obama Administration's new public works plan. Sue cities for polluting waterways and then as part of a settlement require them to spend, er, "invest" billions in extraneous sewer improvements. The White House doesn't even need legislation to pour this money down the drain.

The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency have taken enforcement actions against 25 cities over the last four years for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act, and there are another 772 on their list....