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You wouldn’t depend on an 85-year-old toaster or furnace in your home, so why rely on an 85-year-old water or sewer line?That’s a question that Joe Haller, public works director for Annandale, Minn., often asks residents of his small city, where his department is replacing or lining old water and sewer pipes. Some date back to the sand-cast variety installed in 1922.Haller’s team began rehabilitating portions of Annandale’s 32 miles of water and sewer lines in 2003. He estimates it may take up to 10 years to complete the project, since funds are not always available and the community’s leaders
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