"Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure.

“We are currently coordinating with the US Army Corps of Engineers. We have sought their assistance because they have the most experience in handling a crisis like this,” Mayor Andre Dickens announced in a statement Monday. “They will help us develop a plan to assess and evaluate our aging infrastructure.”

US Army Corps of Engineers will arrive Tuesday, city officials said.

 “What we have found, in digging and digging and digging and looking at pipes, we are repairing pipes from 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and our infrastructure is crumbling,” Atlanta Chief Operating Officer LaChandra Burks said at a Monday afternoon city council meeting.

City officials plan to partner with federal teams to assess how to improve the city’s infrastructure, she said, adding that while improvements will not prevent water main breaks, they will allow for quicker repairs."

Dakin Andone, Amy Simonson, Maxime Tamsett, Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris report for CNN June 3, 2024. [2]