Are Water Rate Increases Inevitable?
When serving as Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell was surprised by a sudden need to replace a number of water supply pipes. Following a prolonged cold period, the Philadelphia temperature suddenly warmed to over 50 degrees, causing 58 water pipes to burst throughout the city. Rendell recalls that the city’s water management team reported back that many of the pipes were installed in the 19th century and were not buried deep enough to avoid the stress caused by the rapid change in temperatures.
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