re: #547 lawhawk

The experts have also found that the water was so corrosive that the phosphates wont be able to do the job in a timely manner.

All the service pipes will need replacement due to having been aged nearly 2 decades in 18 months time. That’s a billion dollar proposition.

There is a technology that allows recovery of old systems by sliding flexible plastic mains into existing pipe. Sounds like an engineering/economics issue.