Originally this sounded like a dreadful situation, and, indeed it has been so for area residents and business.  However, this report indicates to me that extremely poor management of our infrastructure is responsible. Management and maintenance continuity are the first red lines on budgets. Anchorage and the State of Alaska do this with too much regularity, defer maintenance. Doesn't work for homes, cars or trucks, commercial buildings, (university buildings, hospitals), boats, roads, bridges, underground pipes or airplanes.  n