The Big Fix: San Diego's Sewer Renewal Program

摘要

Public works administration would be easy if infrastructure lasted forever. It does not. Roads, bridges and sewers eventually wear out. Even the pyramids are showing their age. San Diego is not immune to deteriorating infrastructure, but the city is aggressively dealing with its aging sewer system. San Diego's Metropolitan Wastewater Department has developed a plan to rehabilitate a majority of its sewers over a 50-year period. The ambitious program is already well under way, with more than 200 miles of the 3,000-mile system rebuilt or newly lined.