You wouldn't think a community could complete a 10-year sewer construction project, tearing up over 90 percent of its streets and 70 percent of its private property parcels, and do it under budget, ahead of schedule, and without an uprising by the citizenry.In the case of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., however, you'd be wrong.In a project that began in 2002, the city has just finished removing nearly 22,000 septic systems and installing 268 miles of sewer main, 334 miles of laterals, 30 pumping stations and over 3,500 manholes throughout its residential community. The project is designed to curtail nitrate pollution
