[Owtsinfo] Fw: PBS Article Examines How Wastewater Infrastructure Failures Impact Citizens

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From: Michelle Jenkins <MJenkins at neiwpcc.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:28 AM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] : PBS Article Examines How Wastewater Infrastructure Failures Impact Citizens


I thought my fellow members of the Onsite Workgroup would be interested in this wastewater infrastructure – it is a fascinating read.

PBS recently featured a high-profile article titled “Wastewater is the infrastructure crisis people don’t want to talk about,” which examines the ways water/wastewater infrastructure failures are impacting lives in America.

The article includes an interview with author Catherine Coleman Flowers, who published a book in 2020 drawing attention to systemic inequalities that prevent poor and marginalized communities from gaining access to quality water/wastewater infrastructure.

According to PBS, the turning point for Coleman Flowers came when she returned home to work as an economic development coordinator in Lowndes County, Alabama — a region well-known for its failing wastewater infrastructure. Read the article here [https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://pbs.org__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!dUALujw-sY5oYhzPA1MXW7NwDP1EOeBWX1aLRL3XLgxUnPIvRqKy_s1FqEresDyXgJEQHyE$ [pbs[.]org]]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/wastewater-is-the-infrastructure-crisis-people-dont-want-to-talk-about__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!Zy6_HNIypXSa-kbDOmntb8QtFpg03D9KQ7y8C89MqSZB_Hj0LuaxNbNOaeZ9YZBCPmKcXrQ$>.



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