Why more and more Americans can’t afford the water bill

If water rates continue rising at projected amounts, the number of US households unable to afford water could triple in five years, to nearly 36 percent.

A variety of factors, ranging from aging infrastructure to climate change to population decline in urban areas, are making residents’ ability to afford water and wastewater services a burgeoning crisis, says Elizabeth Mack, an assistant geography professor at Michigan State University, who analyzed water consumption, pricing, and demographic and socioeconomic data for the study.

Posted by Andy Henion

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