'The lack of access to clean drinking water, sanitary bathrooms, and treated wastewater is an ongoing emergency for many parts of the U.S.' 📝 Bryn Nelson (SeattleBryn)
As local and state investment in vital infrastructure has faltered, so too has federal action. Amid decades of chronic underfunding, the U.S. government’s share of capital costs on water infrastructure fell from more than 60% in 1977 to less than 10% 40 years later.by the American Society of Civil Engineering spelled out the growing investment gap in stark terms.
at Texas Southern University describes as the “invisible” communities of color that have disproportionately shouldered the burden of environmental racism.in federal funds have been earmarked for water projects in Jackson. And in 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture launched the Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative, to be piloted in Lowndes County and ten other underserved communities where residents lack basic wastewater management.
Well-considered projects could make a big impact by not only improving public and environmental health, but also redistributing wealth back to those same communities. Moreextracting valuable resources. Biogas and electricity, pure water, charcoal-like biochar, nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, and soil amendments can all be recovered, creating new sources of local wealth.to toilets and sanitation systems. PHLUSH has positioned public restrooms as critical elements of the U.S.
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