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s2theizay t1_jab6frj wrote

Reply to comment by toxicMountainFrost in President set to give Maryland $56.1 million for water infrastructure upgrades by Animanialmanac

I was wondering about this. A while back, I developed a perfectly healthy obsession with sewer systems and blueprints. I couldn't find a well- mapped out reference for the city's water systems. The only available maps were in the county and stopped at city borders.

Of course, just because they weren't publicly available it doesn't mean they don't exist. But it systems aren't known for being up-to-date.

A poorly mapped out system could lead to Jackson-like problems

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Matt3989 t1_jab8ptw wrote

Much of Baltimore's sewer system was rebuilt anew after the great fire. Because of that, we have one of the most modern systems of the Northeast.

While other cities' systems required massive upgrades in the 50s and 60s to separate their sanitary from their stormwater, we didn't have that issue. Yes, it's poorly recorded by as-builts/GIS, but that's not a huge issue in itself. Even well mapped systems need lots of field verification.

Infrastructure investments are made for 80-140 year lifespans, which means that timing can make a huge difference.

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s2theizay t1_jac0oan wrote

Wow, thanks! I didn't know any of that.

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waterorsharks t1_jacdrc7 wrote

Maybe you need to move from a "perfectly healthy obsession" to a perfectly unhealthy obsession of our sewer system

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