Miami’s Sewer Politics Part I

This is part one is a series on Miami’s Sewer woes and the politics of service.

Time to Pay the Piper

The phrase, ‘Up S*&% Creek without a paddle comes to mind when one looks at Miami’s sewer problems. It’s not that Miami is unique in its unenviable position in facing a complete break down of its sewer lines.  Communities from Kingman to Glendale are raising sewer rates, floating municipal bonds and hoping on a prayer and a song that their sewer systems will last just long enough to allow them to find a solution.

In Miami it seems, the prayers have run dry. There is no option but action on a sewer system which has seen one too many repairs. There are places in Miami where sewage has been seen flowing in the streets and down hillsides as a result of broken or over-taxed pipes and several major collapses have cost the city big bucks they don’t have just to make temporary fixes.

It is time to face facts…and pay the piper. … Continue Reading