The American Society of Civil Engineers recently gave Alaska a C-minus on its infrastructure report card after getting a failing grade on the subject of water and wastewater systems.The ASCE ranks Alaska worst in the nation for water and wastewater systems, comparing some parts of the state to certain third-world countries.“In terms of clean water, we actually have some challenges that put us below Puerto Rico,” Greg Kinney, governor of ASCE Chapter 8, told KTVA Alaska. “In terms of just the distribution of water and handling of wastewater, we really are living in two Alaskas, if not three.”Source: KTVA AlaskaWastewater Truck
News Briefs: Alaska Gets Failing Grade In Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
In this week's water and wastewater news, a civil engineering group gives Alaska a failing water infrastructure grade; and a wastewater truck hits and kills a woman in Spokane, Washington.
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