Flint finally replaced its lead pipes | The contamination in Flint, Michigan, sparked a national dialogue about the harms of lead pipes and the country’s aging water infrastructure.
Flint finally replaced its lead pipes | The contamination in Flint, Michigan, sparked a national dialogue about the harms of lead pipes and the country’s aging water infrastructure.
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Article yesterday said Chicago had just confirmed a lead pipe project expected to finish in 2077.
TF is wrong with administration around the lakes? How can they be allowed to have so little progress and so slowly as a normal course of business? Insulated career politicians? Bribes?
2077 seems pretty outrageous, but if we're talking replacement of every lead service line and meter connection in the city of Chicago, the logistics around a project of that magnitude are absurd and difficult to grasp. Even just the sheer number of replacements would be astronomical, let alone the logistics involved in performing the construction in some pretty cramped areas, including shutting down streets and businesses.
Dunno about 2077, but I could see it taking at least a decade... They'd probably do it in phases, rather than one massive project, which could also stretch things out.
2077 is just in time for the nuclear apocalypse.