Recent comments in /f/news

edwinthowaway t1_jbyewms wrote

Civil engineer that works in the water field. That’s bullshit. Water mains now cost over $250 PER FOOT. Often a lot more. That’s $1.3M+ per mile.

Meanwhile, fixing a water main break is about $4000. So that mile of main would have to break hundreds of times before it is cheaper to replace.

We replace mains because all those breaks costs customers money. But for us, it is almost always cheaper to repair rather than replace.

7