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Article: 600 communities lack sewer systems
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2008
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DES MOINES (AP) - State lawmakers have expressed concerns that
roughly 600 smaller communities don't have sewer systems.After
record flooding last month, the state's infrastructure problems are
in the spotlight. That includes the issue that many rural
communities dump untreated water into Iowa's rivers and ditches.Even
though many communities without sewer systems have lagoon or septic
systems that can dilute pollutants, including bacteria and
pathogens, some state officials have said they still believe proper
sewer systems are needed.The state has set up a program that helps
communities pay for projects to build up-to-date sewer systems. But
only about a dozen communities each year get ...
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