At RainBank, we’ve been talking about how aging infrastructure will affect public water systems. Now, we have to change that conversation to how aging infrastructure IS affecting public water systems. The poisoning of the population in Flint, MI is an issue that Erin Brockovich has been alerting us about since the public water system changed … Continue reading Aging Infrastructure Is National Public Health Issue
With population growth in the Seattle and surrounding area, the effects of this growth, demand, and aging infrastructure will impact our water and sewer systems economically. Estimates of costs to upgrade and expand existing systems over the next 20 years are 6.5 billion dollars. According to Luna Leopold, Cascadia Green Building Council, the new “Green Infrastructure … Continue reading Is Decentralized Water and Sewer the Answer to the Puget Sound Region’s Aging Infrastructure?
Water is vital to public health, maintaining our environment and preservation of quality of life. We simply can’t live without water. Our nation’s public water system infrastructure is in dire need of upgrading. Many systems are so old that the maintenance costs are beginning to overtake the cost of replacement. The EPA offers funding for … Continue reading Aging Public Water Systems Money Sits Unspent
