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If youre Walking Around in an urban area, youre probably stepping on a pipe. Man our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large Distribution Systems. Woman and in many cases, its not been touched since. Man were at a critical turning point. Much of that infrastructure is wearing out. Narrator our Water Infrastructure is made up of complex, underground systems that function continuously. These 10 locations take a look at the history, design, and challenges of our Water Infrastructure systems. Each one represents a small part of whats at stake on a national scale. But unde...

Water utilities have made it very convenient for people to get water how important this is. Man in terms of water supply, wastewater, Stormwater Development these are independent technologies. But what came first, most often, was a water supply system. The basic system is essentially the same as we used back in the 19th century. And in some cases, some of the same pipes. Grusheski philadelphia was the First American city to develop a water system and to take on as a municipal responsibility water delivery to all of its citizens. When william penn laid out the city, he actually chose a spot of ...

Discretionary funding has often gone in to support efforts here and, of course, across the street with the challenges of the both the bart and the muni station. But it is all about our neighborhoods. And i go back to what supervisor farrell said, and i want to again thank and appreciate supervisor farrell, his staff margo kelly, another great effort. This is what innovation does in the city. It gets everybody to actually work at even higher levels in government in a Publicprivate Partnership with Companies Like google and all the rest of the wonderful members of sf city to do what we can do an...

Across america, cities and towns, homes and businesses all depend upon one basic resource. Modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. Woman okay, so today, were going to look at how do we get our water . Narrator and today, its a matter of simply turning on the tap. So often, we forget about the value of water. Water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator over 300 Million People live in the United States. And each person uses an average of 100 gallons of...

Modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. Woman okay, so today, were going to look at how do we get our water . Narrator and today, its a matter of simply turning on the tap. So often, we forget about the value of water. Water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator over 300 Million People live in the United States. And each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. Man what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to m...