It’s an interesting thing about necessities: We don’t appreciate them until we don’t have them. Many of us therefore never appreciate them. We always have enough to eat, a roof over our heads, warm clothing, a reliable car.And yet, in our wealthy nation, many people can’t take the basics for granted. One of those basics is sanitation. There are whole communities in poorer rural areas where sanitary facilities — septic systems — are in deplorable shape. Isolated homeowners may have similar problems. Repairs are expensive, and the owners can’t afford them.That’s where government programs and philanthropy come in. Helpful initiatives
