What if you couldn’t pay your water bill?
In Detroit in 2014, more than 33,000 homes lost access to water service because residents couldn’t afford the costs.
The problem is ongoing.
Just two months ago, the Detroit Free Press reported that more than 17,000 people in the city are at risk of shut-offs.
In Flint, Michigan, even at the height of the crisis when their drinking water was contaminated with lead, residents paid some of the highest water rates in America.
“If you care about clean water, you need to care about affordability,” says Katie Rousseau, Director of Clean Water Supply in the Great Lakes for American Rivers.
“This is a human rights issue.
People can lose their homes, their children.” “Everyone deserves clean, safe, affordable water,” Rousseau says.
That is why American Rivers is sponsoring “Making Ends Meet: A Workshop on Water Affordability” in Philadelphia, May 30-31.
We are committed to ensuring clean water and healthy rivers for all,” says Rousseau.