Why Is America's Water Infrastructure Failing?
What Led To Flint, Michigan's Poisoned Water? http://testu.be/1RpEoEO Why Is America's Infrastructure Collapsing? http://testu.be/1QUj4gl Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Lead contaminat...
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In early 2016, President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration concerning Flint, Michigan’s severely contaminated water supply. The city switched water sources in 2014 from Detroit to the Flint River, and there has since been a massive increase in lead contamination. While the situation in Michigan has received a lot of attention, it is not the only city with water problems. So, what’s wrong with America’s water? Well, in 2013, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the US’s drinking water a grade of “D plus” in their Infrastructure Report Card. While they admit that US water on average is actually of a fairly high quality, the infrastructure is nearing the end of it’s service life. Hundreds of thousands of water mains break every y...
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In early 2016, President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration concerning Flint, Michigan’s severely contaminated water supply. The city switched water sources in 2014 from Detroit to the Flint River, and there has since been a massive increase in lead contamination. While the situation in Michigan has received a lot of attention, it is not the only city with water problems. So, what’s wrong with America’s water? Well, in 2013, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the US’s drinking water a grade of “D plus” in their Infrastructure Report Card. While they admit that US water on average is actually of a fairly high quality, the infrastructure is nearing the end of it’s service life. Hundreds of thousands of water mains break every y...
