Abstract:In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr discusses the fallout from Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi in August of 2005. Specifically, he discusses put...In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr discusses the fallout from Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi in August of 2005. Specifically, he discusses putting a dollar value on the total cleanup and redevelopment cost, and additional Katrina costs that aren't even forseen yet and won't be felt for a number of years. The human factor (cost of lost homes, livelihoods, and scattered families), failures in the country's emergency response system, and the drain on government assistance compounded by the baby boomers beginning to collect their Social Security and Medicare benefits are all mentioned as factors that will demand greater attention than drinking water infrastructure needs. He states that the “value of water” message must be given more emphasis than ever to compete with these other issues.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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