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liberal N proud

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1. 40 - 80 years old

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 07:08 AM

Jan 2014

That is the average age of our water pipes in the US

To get an idea of how old the nation's water pipes are, 30% of pipes in systems that deliver water to more than 100,000 people are between 40 and 80 years old, according to the EPA. About 10% of pipes in those systems are older.

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During the past couple of decades federal money for water systems has been cut significantly, he said. Economic stimulus legislation in 2009 was a "drop in the bucket," said Goldstein, who said about $10 billion was aimed at U.S. water infrastructure projects -- out of $787 billion in total stimulus.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/20/water.main.infrastructure/

But what is their answer? Privatize the water utility system.

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