A recent study by DigDeep and US Water Alliance claims more than 2 million Americans are living without running water, indoor plumbing or wastewater treatment services.
The report says families in West Virginia, Alabama, Texas and the Navajo Reservation in the southwestern U.S. drive for hours to pick up tap water, drink from streams or prevent children from playing outside due to open-air sewage.
“Access to clean, reliable running water and safe sanitation are baseline conditions for health, prosperity and well-being,” DigDeep CEO George McGraw and US Water Alliance CEO Radhika Fox say in a statement in the report. “However, they
News Briefs: Millions of Americans Live Without Running Water, Says Report
Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issues a guide to bolster natural disaster resilience
Nov 19, 2019
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