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David Laughlin, principal engineer with the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, looks over a job site near Albuquerque. (Photo by Roberto Rosales)
David Laughlin, principal engineer of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County (New Mexico) Water Authority, knows the ins and outs of public-private partnerships. After all, he used to be a local engineering consultant.
Recently, an emergency relining project of a 60-inch interceptor line...