{"id":6155,"date":"2022-09-19T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efla.unm.edu\/home\/?post_type=learning_academy&#038;p=6155"},"modified":"2022-09-19T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:14:22","slug":"what-goes-into-the-cost-of-water-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"learning_academy","link":"https:\/\/efla.unm.edu\/home\/learning_academy\/what-goes-into-the-cost-of-water-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"What Goes Into the Cost of Water Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Oftentimes when we talk about infrastructure costs we are really only thinking about the construction costs. 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