Massive cleanup in South Carolina highlights the power of teamwork and community in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin. But there's still much work to be done.
An aerial view showing the two sets of bypass pumps that were serving the City of Columbia Canal Water Treatment Plant while levels in the Columbia Canal were stabilized after the Canal levy breached. The background pumps in front of the raw water pump station were set up first to draw water from the canal at water levels lower than the raw water pump station was able to access. The foreground pumps were set up later to draw water directly from the Broad River.
Some areas of the East Coast are still reeling from a historic rain event that hit the region in early October. South Carolina — and particularly its state capital — took the brunt of the storm, and now the City of Columbia is looking at long-term repair work and associated...
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