#WaterQualityMonth reminds us that we all need safe, reliable water to live + be healthy. Yet many of us:
Lack access to clean water to drink
Don't have running water to wash our hands
Are exposed to toxic chemicals in our water
Struggle to afford the next water bill
Lack access to clean water to drink
Don't have running water to wash our hands
Are exposed to toxic chemicals in our water
Struggle to afford the next water bill
Research by @DigDeepH2O and @USWaterAlliance found that every state has communities that lack access to clean, safe water.
And it’s not by chance that low income and rural communities, people of color, Native Americans and immigrants are most impacted. http://bit.ly/closewatergap
And it’s not by chance that low income and rural communities, people of color, Native Americans and immigrants are most impacted. http://bit.ly/closewatergap
Water inequities make #COVID19 more devastating— leaving some communities even more exposed and putting everyone at risk. How do you fight the #coronavirus if you can’t wash your hands? http://nyti.ms/2W7LKte
Places like the Navajo Nation and Keystone, West Virgina are taking steps now to ensure residents have clean, safe, water to drink. https://cbsn.ws/3l2KYbt
In Washington, DC, city leaders and @DCWater are replacing lead service lines in an equitable way.
Their model takes the cost burden off of families and can be easily replicated. http://bit.ly/3ctkCep
Their model takes the cost burden off of families and can be easily replicated. http://bit.ly/3ctkCep
We can solve problems of water access and #WaterQuality and make sure everyone in the US can turn on the tap without a second thought.
@EPIConservation shows us where to start
https://bit.ly/2Q8fvpZ
@EPIConservation shows us where to start
https://bit.ly/2Q8fvpZ