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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Many of the pipes are over 50 years old and from an era when lead was legally used in water supply systems.
Detroit has always charged excessive prices to the suburban and outlying counties.
Add to these problems; a declining area and the declining property tax base and the inability to raise funds by issuing new bonds for the water district.
In all fairness, Drumpf had nothing to do with this. Gov. Rick Snyder (R) was elected during the Obama administration.
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This is going to become a huge, nationwide problem. Here in my hometown we are starting to have problems with our water pipes. We (meaning every city in the nation) tends to put the pipes underground and then forgets about them until they leak or otherwise fail. Now suddenly we have to dig up entire streets to fix them. For a small town this is very, very expensive.