Friday Five: Fiber crew breaks two more waterlines - the price of progress?

kAm}@] `k^Am

kAm|@C6 v@@8=6 u:36C H2E6C=:?6 3C62<D] rC6HD :?DE2==:?8 v@@8=6 u:36C :? r2CC:286 s@H?D 3C@<6 H2E6C=:?6D EH:46 E9:D H66< :? r2CC:286 s@H?D[ 2 ?6:893@C9@@5 @77 (655:?8E@? #@25 :? r@?4@C5] q@E9 6CC@CD 42FD65 C6D:56?ED E@ 36 H:E9@FE H2E6C 7@C 9@FCD – @?46 @G6C?:89E :?E@ E96 ?6IE 52J] q6D:56D :?4@?G6?:6?46 E96C6 H2D D@>6 52>286 E@ J2C5D 2?5 2 5C:G6H2J @C EH@]k^Am

kAmx’> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ A@:?E 7:?86CD] $@>63@5J D4C6H65 FA] #6>6>36C E96 3C62< @G6C 2E !:EED $49@@= 2?5 r@?4@C5 !2C<H2J 2 76H H66<D 324<n %96 7@=<D H:E9 E96 r:EJ @7 r@?4@C5 8@E FAD6E H96? A6@A=6 E@=5 FD E92E E96 =:?6 H2D DECF4< 3642FD6 E96 =:?6 925 ?@E 366? >2C<65] %96 4:EJ 4@F?E6C65 E92E E96 4C6H DE2CE65 5:88:?8 367@C6 E96 DE2E65 DE2CE E:>6 7@C E92E H@C<]k^Am

kAm{6E’D 3@EE@> =:?6 E9:D – :E 5@6D?’E >2EE6C H9@D6 72F=E E9:D :D[ E96 52>286 :D 5@?6] r@?4@C5 2?5 E96 v@@8=6 4C6HD ?665 E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 36EE6C] k^Am

kAm%96 H2E6C =:?6 3C62<D H6C6 6IA64E65 3J A6@A=6 H9@ H6C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 u:36C :?DE2==2E:@?D :? r92C=@EE6 2?5 6G6? @G6C :? w:89=2?5 rC66<] (2E6C =:?6D[ A@H6C =:?6D 2?5 FE:=:E:6D 92G6 366? 4FE @C 52>2865 @G6C 2?5 @G6C]k^Am

kAmxE :D E96 AC:46 @7 AC@8C6DD]k^Am

kAm~?6 @7 E96 4@?46C?:?8 E9:?8D 7C@> E96 D64@?5 r2CC:286 s@H?D 3C62< H2D E96 ?2DEJ =@@<:?8 H2E6C E92E H2D 4@>:?8 @FE @7 E96 7246ED 27E6C H2E6C D6CG:46 H2D C6DE@C65] %96 r232CCFD w62=E9 p==:2?46 H2D E6DE:?8 E96 H2E6C %9FCD52J >@C?:?8 27E6C E96 r2CC:286 s@H?D w@>6@H?6CD pDD@4:2E:@? 4@?E24E65 E96>]k^Am

kAmtIA64E >@C6 3C62<D] {6E’D ;FDE 9@A6 E92E @77:4:2=D H:E9 E96 4@?EC24E@CD 2?5 FE:=:E:6D 4@>>F?:42E6 36EE6C]k^Am

kAmx7 v@@8=6 u:36C :D 4@>:?8 E@ J@FC ?6:893@C9@@5[ E2<6 E96 AC642FE:@?D >J =2E6 >@E96C H@F=5 E2<6 6G6CJ E:>6 2 DE@C> H2D 7@C642DE 7@C E96 }@CE9 qF?4@>36 2C62[ H96C6 D96 =:G65]k^Am

kAmr!U2>Aj{[ !C@8C6DD t?6C8J @C sF<6 W9@?6DE=J E96 A@H6C 4@>A2?:6D 492?865 D@ @7E6? x 925 EC@F3=6 <66A:?8 EC24<[ :E >:89E 6G6? 92G6 366? uC6?49 qC@25 t=64EC:4 r@@A6C2E:G6 2E @?6 A@:?EX H6C6 D@ AC@?6 E@ @FE286D :? 96C 2C62 E92E D96 H@F=5 7:== E96 32E9EF3 H:E9 H2E6C 2?5 2 4@FA=6 @7 3F4<6ED[ 92G6 3@EE=65 H2E6C 2?5 A=6?EJ @7 32EE6C:6D 7@C 7=2D9=:89ED] (96? E96 6=64EC:4:EJ H2D @FE E96 H6== AF>A H@F=5?’E H@C< D@ D96 925 ?@ H2E6C]k^Am

kAm(96? v@@8=6 u:36C 4@>6D E@ J@FC ?6:893@C9@@5[ D2G6 H2E6C E@ 7=FD9 E96 E@:=6E 2?5 92G6 3@EE=65 H2E6C E@@]k^Am

kAm}@] ak^Am

kAm!6CD@?2= C6G:6H @7 x?E6C?6E D6CG:46D] x’G6 C2?E65^HC:EE6? 23@FE AC@3=6>D H:E9 x?E6C?6E D6CG:46D 96C6 367@C6] (:?5DEC62>’D z:?6E:4 u:36C D6CG:46 :D ?@H :? >J ?6:893@C9@@5 2?5 D@ 72C :E 92D 366? 8C62E]k^Am

kAmx 92G6 925 E96 D6CG:46 7@C 2 76H >@?E9D 2?5 x 42? 4@F?E @? @?6 92?5 E96 ?F>36C @7 E:>6D E96C6 92G6 366? 2?J D6CG:46 5C@AD] xE’D 72DE E@@[ 6G6? :? 9:89 EC277:4 E:>6D @7 E96 52J]k^Am

kAmx 2=D@ 92G6 $A64ECF> D6CG:46 2?5 (:?5DEC62>’D 7:36C D6CG:46 :D 9625 2?5 D9@F=56CD 23@G6 $A64ECF>VD 9:89 DA665 D6CG:46] pD x >6?E:@?65 2 76H >@?E9D 28@[ $A64ECF>’D D6CG:46 5C@AA65 D6G6C2= E:>6D 2 52J 2?5 E96 C@FE6C H@F=5 92G6 E@ 36 C6D6E] x7 y@C52? 2?5 z:> H6C6 9@>6 2?5 E96 E9C66 @7 FD H6C6 @? E96 x?E6C?6E :E H2D 2 ?:89E>2C6] %92E :D ?@E E96 42D6 H:E9 (:?5DEC62> ?@H]k^Am

kAm$A64ECF>’D D6CG:46 92D :>AC@G65[ 3FE ?@E E@ E96 (:?5DEC62> DE2?52C5] x E9:?< H:E9 4FDE@>6CD DH:E49:?8 7C@> $A64ECF> E@ (:?5DEC62> :E AC@323=J C65F465 D@>6 @7 E96 DEC2:? @? E96 $A64ECF> 423=6D] x DE:== 92G6 $A64ECF>’D D6CG:46 4@??64E65 3642FD6 x =:<6 92G:?8 E96 %' DEC62>:?8 D6CG:46 E92E x 42? E2<6 2?JH96C6 @? >J A9@?6 @C E23=6E]k^Am

kAmpD :E EFC?D @FE[ (:?5DEC62> D6?5 @FE 2 AC6DD C6=62D6 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8 23@FE 3C:?8:?8 a\8:823:E z:?6E:4 u:36C D6CG:46 E@ 2C62D @7 z2??2A@=:D 2D A2CE @7 :ED 6IA2?D:@?]k^Am

kAm“(9:=6 >2?J @7 @FC 4@>A6E:E@CD 2C6 @G6C=@@<:?8 E96D6 >2C<6ED[ H6’C6 @AE:>:K:?8 E96>[” D2:5 |2C< {656C>2?[ G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 AC@5F4E 7@C z:?6E:4] “pD >@C6 9@>6D 92G6 >@C6 56G:46D 4@??64E65 E@ E96 :?E6C?6E[ 7C@> 82>:?8 DJDE6>D E@ DEC62>:?8 >@G:6D E@ C67C:86C2E@CD[ 72>:=:6D ?665 72DE6C DA665 E@ 244@>>@52E6 E96 56>2?5]”k^Am

kAmx @?=J 92G6 `\8:8 D6CG:46 96C6 :? r@?4@C5[ 3FE C:89E ?@H :E :D A=6?EJ] xE 4@DED >6 23@FE Sf_ 2 >@?E9] x E9:?< E92E :D 23@FE H92E v@@8=6 D2JD :E H:== 492C86 7@C :ED `\8:8 D6CG:46]k^Am

kAmw@A67F==J E96 AC@8C6DD H:== 36 H@CE9 E96 52>286 2?5 :?4@?G6?:6?46]k^Am

kAm}@] bk^Am

kAm!=2?E D2=6 2E !:65>@?E u2C>6CD |2C<6E] '6?5@CD 2E E96 !:65>@?E u2C>6CD |2C<6E @? (:?64@77 $49@@= #@25 H:== 36 92G:?8 A=2?E D2=6D E9:D $2EFC52J[ pAC:= ab[ 2?5 ?6IE $2EFC52J[ pAC:= b_] x 3FJ A=2?ED E96C6 ;FDE 23@FE 6G6CJ J62C 2?5 92G6 925 8@@5 DF446DD]k^Am

kAm%96 A=2?ED 2C6 FDF2==J G6CJ 8@@5 BF2=:EJ 2?5 4962A6C E92? E96 |6EC@=:?2 vC66?9@FD6\8C@H? q@??:6 A=2?ED 2E 2== E96 9@>6 :>AC@G6>6?E DE@C6D 2?5 (2=>2CE] w2G6 J@F D66? E96 A=2?E AC:46D 2E E9@D6 3:8 DE@C6D =2E6=Jn s2?8P %96J 2C6 BF:E6 AC@F5 @7 E96>] x 8F6DD |6EC@=:?2 WJ@F <?@H E96 8C66?9@FD6D H:E9 E96 3:8 H:?5>:== DEC255=:?8 E96 r232CCFD^|64<=6?3FC8 =:?6X 925 E@ ;24< FA E96:C H286D E@ 86E H@C<6CD]k^Am

kAm!:65>@?E u2C>6CD |2C<6E H:== 36 @A6? 7C@> g 2]>] E@ ?@@? 3@E9 $2EFC52JD]k^Am

kAm!C6\A2?56>:4 H6 FD65 E@ 8@ 5@H? E@ u:?86C Wr232CCFD^$E2?=J =:?6 @? }]r] fbX 7@C A=2?ED E@@] %96 A=246 H2D 42==65 v6@C86’D !=2?E u2C>] x E9:?< H6 >2J 8@ 5@H? E96C6 282:? E@@] %96J FDF2==J 92G6 =@ED @7 7=@H6CD 2?5 G686E23=6 A=2?ED] %96:C AC:46D H6C6 8@@5 =2DE E:>6 H6 H6C6 E96C6]k^Am

kAm}@] ck^Am

kAmp ?6H >2D4@E F?G6:=65 2E r232CCFD r@==686] “{F4<J ~H=” :D E96 ?6H >2D4@E 7@C r232CCFD r@==686 @7 w62=E9 $4:6?46D] %96 D>2== DE2EF6 H2D F?G6:=65 (65?6D52J :? E96 =@33J] %96 4@==686’D >2D4@E 92D 366? E96 ~H=D 7@C D@>6 E:>6]k^Am

kAm“…$@ H96E96C J@F 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C 2 =:EE=6 =F4< :? =:76 @C ?665 8@@5 G:36D 7@C 2? 6I2>[ ;FDE 8:G6 E96 {F4<J ~H= 2 CF3[” :D A2CE @7 2 %H66E E92E H6?E @FE %9FCD52J 27E6C?@@?]k^Am

kAm$9256D @7 w@H2C5’D C@4< 2E r=6>D@? >2J36n x 925 E@ >2<6 2 4@==686 7@@E32== C676C6?46 – r232CCFD r@==686 !C6D:56?E r2> rCF:4<D92?< :D 2 7@C>6C 4@==686 7@@E32== 9625 4@249]k^Am

kAm}@] dk^Am

kAm{2DE 492?46 E@ C68:DE6C E@ G@E6] %96 5625=:?6 E@ C68:DE6C E@ G@E6 :? E96 |2J `f AC:>2CJ 6=64E:@? :D E@52J WuC:52J[ pAC:= aaX 2E d A]>] t2C=J G@E:?8 368:?D %9FCD52J[ pAC:= ag]k^Am

kAm%96 x?56A6?56?E %C:3F?6 H:== 92G6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 42?5:52E6D :? ?6IE 4@FA=6 @7 H66<D] "F6DE:@??2:C6D 92G6 8@?6 @FE E@ 42?5:52E6D :? 4@?E6DE65 =@42= AC:>2CJ C246D 2?5 E96 2?DH6CD H:== 36 AF3=:D965 D@@?]k^Am

kAmx7 J@F 92G6 2 uC:52J u:G6[ DE@CJ DF886DE:@? @C D@>6E9:?8 x 42? C2?E 23@FE 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>Qm>A=6>>@?Do:?56A6?56?EEC:3F?6]4@>k^2m @C 42== @C E6IE f_c\fge\___`]k^Am