Utilities Recover, Adapt in Hurricane Joaquin’s Aftermath

Cleanup and mitigation efforts are far from over after South Carolina bears the brunt of a '1,000-year storm'
Utilities Recover, Adapt in Hurricane Joaquin’s Aftermath
Gates to the sampling building at a wastewater treatment plant in Summerville, South Carolina — located on the Ashley River — had to be opened to release the water inside the facility and prevent the fence from being swept away. (photo courtesy of Summerville Commissioners of Public Works)

Although East Coast utilities may have been relieved to hear that Hurricane Joaquin would remain out to sea instead of hitting the coastline as originally predicted, the storm still managed to inundate many states with extraordinary rainfall in early October, and it was South...

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