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billpalto t1_jbxud8u wrote

Elephant Butte is a big lake, but you can't eat the fish from it. They are full of mercury from the gold mines in Colorado.

Oh, and since the water is promised to Texas rice farmers, lots of the time the lake isn't really usable as a lake. The water level is so low it's more like a river. 85% empty this month.

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Xivvx t1_jbxrwbo wrote

The problem isn't usually replacing the physical line, it's all the steps you need to do before you replace the line. And then fix everything back up after.

Like dig up roadways, deal with other aging infrastructure, etc. Those costs are usually a lot more, depending on job ofc.

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