When prepping pays off

[Mortblanc]

LAC, the whole system is the same age, it will reach the same end of life at the same time. Eventually great sections of clay pipe will shatter and collapse if not replaced or lined with plastic, which is what is happening right now.

All of it can be repaired but the councils look at the cost and go into shock. They would have to divert money from social programs or increase taxes to pay for the projects. They put it on the list. We all know having something on the list solves any problem

They move to another list quickly and let the problem go until the system collapses. In your situation that point has been reached. Infrastructure repairs are not a popular way to spend tax money and pull in few immediate votes.

The system has gone past the "patch it" stage.

The sink holes are due to erosion of soil caused by water escaping from the cracked and burst mains, not the weight of the people in the city.