The effect of corrosion on the basic facilities, equipment, services, and installations needed for the growth and functioning of a county, state, or community is devastating. Bridges are being destroyed, historical and artistic edifices are crumbling to dust, transportation systems are costing millions to maintain, tanks and underground distribution systems are being reduced to rust. Impressed current steals like a thief in the night and the damage is done before there is a chance to rectify the situation. The author asks the corrosion industry to help protect facilities through the enactment of new legislation and regulations and the discovery of new and more economical methods of protection other than impressed currents. An outline for a corrosion control program is also presented.