article_snippet.sent: We are slowly updating 40-year old infrastructure," Mitcham said of the last time the island experienced a major redesign.
article_snippet.sent: That modernization happened roughly a decade after the island was evacuated temporarily due to ongoing volcanic activity.
article_snippet.sent: Things have already changed a lot since then, however.
article_snippet.sent: A new water system, electrical system and waste water system have just been completed," Mitcham said.