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Aging sewer lines could create disruptions across US

Bringing systems up to date likely to cost billions

By Ashley Halsey III

 |  The Washington Post  

  January 08, 2012

Rapidly deteriorating roads and bridges could stifle America’s economy and turn transportation headaches into nightmares, but if the nation’s water and sewer systems begin to fail, life as we know it will, too. Without an ample supply of water, people don’t drink, toilets don’t flush, factories don’t operate, offices shut down, and fires go unchecked. When sewage systems fail, cities can’t function, and epidemics break out.

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