NAWC Affordability Toolkit
Toolkit includes an overview of recent survey findings, a consumer education framework and an outline of what educational messages resonated best.
Water Equity
Resource List
Water Quality Matters
Studies find a direct correlation between poor water quality and low birth rates and increased preterm births; increased healthcare expenditures; increased school absences; and more Americans feeling forced to buy bottled water despite the great expense to their budget.
Limited Federal Funding = Customers as Primary Funder of Critical Water Infrastructure Investments
According to the EPA, $1.26 trillion needs to be invested in water and wastewater infrastructure over the next 20 years – or $63 billion per year – to ensure safe […]
EPA Water Affordability Needs Assessment: Five Key Takeaways
Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to analyze and report on water affordability challenges facing households and utilities […]
Our water is becoming privatized. That’s a good thing.
Important conversations are happening in Pennsylvania about how to address water infrastructure challenges and needs.
Keep clean water flowing by helping low-income water, wastewater consumers bills
Providing federal dollars to ensure that all Americans have access to clean water must be a key part of budget conversations.
Focusing on true ‘water equity’ will bring higher quality water accessible to all
Many Americans struggle with the rising costs of goods and services.
