Everyone needs clean water.
But did you know low-income communities struggle to afford water? In the past five years, mass water turn offs have threatened communities from Detroit to Flint to Baltimore.
The Thurgood Marshall Institute’s study Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities shines a spotlight on:
- The history of municipal water systems in the U.S. during two distinct time periods: the late 18th century through the first part of the 20th century and the post World War II era to the present.
- The skyrocketing price of water and how our failing infrastructure is the biggest contributing cost.
- A framework for potential litigation and policy solutions to challenge water lien sales and service terminations that have a disproportionate impact on Black communities.
For an overview of the report, click here.
Published: June 10, 2019
