Wednesday 29 July 2015

How Aging Infrastructure Is Poisoning the U.S. Drinking Supply

How Aging Infrastructure Is Poisoning the U.S. Drinking Supply

In Flint, Michigan there's been lead, copper, and e. coli in the water. If other cities fail to fix their old pipes, the problem could soon become a lot more common. In 2013, America received a “D” in the drinking-water category of the American Society for Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The report found that most of the nation’s drinking-water infrastructure is “nearing the end of its useful life.” Replacing the nation’s pipes would cost more than $1 trillion.
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