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Local Officials Dealing with the Aftereffects of Hurricane Harvey Should Be Trying to Lessen the Potential for Future Damage from Floodwaters
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ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS AFTER "HARVEY" STRUCK, THE CLEANUP AND REBUILDING CONTINUES.
HOWEVER, LOCAL OFFICIALS ALSO ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES' LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE-NEEDS--SUCH AS HOW TO LESSEN FUTURE DAMAGE FROM FLOODING.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO JOHN BASILICA--WHO LEADS REGIONAL DISASTER-RECOVERY SERVICES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE-SOLUTIONS FIRM,
"H-N-T-B"...
(BASILICA):
"BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRITICAL, BECAUSE IT KEEPS THE FOCUS ON BETTER PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, FOR THE NEXT
DISASTER--NOT JUST RECOVERING FROM THE LAST ONE. WHILE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACT PROMPTLY AFTER ANY DISASTER, FIXING APPARENT DAMAGE ALONE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH:
LATENT DAMAGE IS A HUGE ISSUE THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ASSESS--SINCE IT
CAN'T BE DETECTED BY VISUAL INSPECTION ALONE. LONG AFTER THE INITIAL CLEANUP IS COMPLETE,
'HARVEY'S' FLOODWATERS COULD STILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT NOT ONLY WEAKEN ESSENTIAL
STRUCTURES--BUT [ALSO] SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADE THEIR DESIGNED SERVICE-LIFE.
THAT'S WHY TRANSPORTATION-AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE WORKING WITH PRIVATE-SECTOR FIRMS, TO ESTABLISH BETTER WAYS TO IDENTIFY, REPAIR, AND SAFELY REMEDIATE ALL FORMS OF
DAMAGE--INCLUDING LATENT DAMAGE."
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