{"id":9619,"date":"2016-03-14T06:10:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T10:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9619"},"modified":"2016-03-10T21:24:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T02:24:06","slug":"why-is-americas-water-infrastructure-failing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9619","title":{"rendered":"Why Is America&#8217;s Water Infrastructure Failing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What Led To Flint, Michigan&#8217;s Poisoned Water?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1RpEoEO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/testu.be\/1RpEoEO<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWhy Is America&#8217;s Infrastructure Collapsing?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1QUj4gl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/testu.be\/1QUj4gl<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nSubscribe!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lead contamination in the drinking water of a Michigan city helped expose serious problems with America&#8217;s water infrastructure. So how bad is the country&#8217;s water crisis?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V892lKMJeNI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<br \/>\nBuried No Longer: Confronting America&#8217;s Water Infrastructure Challenge<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.awwa.org\/Portals\/0\/files\/legreg\/documents\/BuriedNoLonger.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/www.awwa.org\/Portals\/0\/files\/l&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;A new kind of challenge is emerging in the United States, one that for many years was largely buried in our national consciousness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/08\/business\/energy-environment\/08water.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/08\/bus&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;More than 20 percent of the nation&#8217;s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1.6 million Americans don&#8217;t have indoor plumbing. Here&#8217;s where they live<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2014\/04\/23\/1-6-million-americans-dont-have-indoor-plumbing-heres-where-they-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/w&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;The Pew Research Center&#8217;s excellent FactTank blog reported Tuesday that the Census Bureau is considering dropping a number of questions from its American Community Survey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Flint Sends Overdue Notices to Residents Who Aren&#8217;t Paying for Their Water, Which Is Poison<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2016\/01\/13\/flint_sends_overdue_notices_for_water_payments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slates&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Flint, Michigan, is sending out notices to residents who haven&#8217;t been paying for their city water services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: &#8220;Human connection&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to TestTube News!<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=XyriVsjEHZay-wXquqeoAw\">http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml<\/a><br \/>\n_________________________<\/p>\n<p>TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. 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So how bad is the country&#8217;s water crisis? Learn More: Buried No Longer: Confronting America&#8217;s Water Infrastructure Challenge http:\/\/www.awwa.org\/Portals\/0\/files\/l&#8230; &#8220;A new kind of challenge is emerging in the United States, one that for many years was largely buried in our national consciousness.&#8221; Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/08\/bus&#8230; &#8220;More than 20 percent of the nation&#8217;s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.&#8221; 1.6 million Americans don&#8217;t have indoor plumbing. Here&#8217;s where they live https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/w&#8230;\u00a0 &#8220;The Pew Research Center&#8217;s excellent FactTank blog reported Tuesday that the Census Bureau is considering dropping a number of questions from its American Community Survey.&#8221; Flint Sends Overdue Notices to Residents Who Aren&#8217;t Paying for Their Water, Which Is Poison http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slates&#8230;\u00a0 &#8220;Flint, Michigan, is sending out notices to residents who haven&#8217;t been paying for their city water services.&#8221; Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: &#8220;Human connection&#8221; Subscribe to TestTube News! http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It&#8217;s a place where curiosity rules and together we&#8217;ll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. 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