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America's Aging Sewers In Deep Trouble

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: D. A. Varnado, AICP
21 August 2006 - 6:00am

The nation's corroded sewer pipes have reached the end of their planned life cycle, but few people notice until they break.

"Even the worst Alaskan oil pipe is in better shape than your average city sewer pipe. Only a few people are talking about the broken pipes that really hurt our environment, get people sick, cause people to die, and cost even more money than oil pipeline shutdowns.

A few months from now the oil will be flowing again in Alaska. The problem will be largely forgotten. Meanwhile, sewer pipes across the country are on the brink of collapse -- not in the wilds of Alaska, but right nearby. Right next to a nearby source of drinking water, a playground, a lake, or a beach."

Full Story: Corroding sewers, not Alaskan oil pipes, are the real danger
Source: The Boston Globe, August 14, 2006
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