Decaying Sewer Pipes: Another Sign of Decline
well, it's a monday morning and so i hate to dwell on bad news, but an editorial in the boston globe is so incredible i had to put a quick post together. the editorial is about the decaying state of american sewer pipes.
i had no idea the problem was so extensive. i didn't hear anything in the news about the hawaiian sewer disaster that happened in march.
in another case of "what happened to this country?", it seems that our sewer system infrastructure is old & failing but nobody gives a crap. it's amazing to me how people walk around with zero awareness of how messed up so many things are in america.
the author of the globe editorial is right. the recent oil pipeline news should not be nearly as worrisome as the recent sewer pipeline failures, which turn into public health issues and are probably just as costly to americans in the long run.
when is this country going to get its head screwed back on?
Comments
Not to mention the state of the nation's power grid...
America's infrastructure is in a state of decay. It's been happening since everything was privatized and projects for the public good were deemed non-essential.
People won't realize it until it comes up and bites them in the face. Luckily, once it does, people are motivated to fix it quickly. It feels hopeless sometimes but we can do things really well in this country when we apply ourselves.
Posted by: Dave Greten | August 24, 2006 10:04 AM
we can do things really well in this country when we apply ourselves.
yeah, like build tunnels underneath boston
Posted by: save and conserve | August 25, 2006 12:47 PM