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Do Eastern Iowa Drinking-Water Systems Need Some Work?: Iowa City Daily News Links, August 13
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Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that Iowa City and other communities in Eastern Iowa could use some improvements to their drinking water systems.
Mitchell Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that a local business is offering geographic mapping to other businesses as a way for them to increase their efficiency.
Some lucky Iowa City kids got some free bikes recently. (KWWL)
Marc Morehouse of the Gazete has a breakdown of the Iowa Hawkeyes open practice kids event held on Saturday.
A Dubuque man who berated Newt Gingrich for his criticisms of the Paul Ryan budget plan now feels vindicated. (Des Moines Register)
Like always the Presidential candidates are getting the headlines, but it may be the local elections that make the biggest difference in the lives of Iowans. (Des Moines Register)
Riverside Casino took home the prize for Best Sand in the City Sculpture.
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The association says pipes that date to before 1910 last an average of 120 years, those installed between 1911 and 1945 last about 100 years and post-World War II pipes have an average life of 75 years. The oldest pipes last the longest because they are made of thick cast iron.
“In Iowa City, like many communities in Iowa, we’re in the century club,” said Ed Moreno, Iowa City’s water superintendent.
Some of Iowa City’s 310 miles of water mains date to the old water plant, which was built in the 1880s, he said.
Iowa City has seen its water main breaks per 100 miles — a common industry measure — decrease from a little more than 40 per year in the mid-1990s to just above 20 annually the past couple of years.
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