Drinking Water Affordability in Michigan: Wolverine Caucus Presentation (Video)

Water infrastructure is essential for meeting and managing basic human needs. Public health begins and ends with clean and available water. People must have access to safe drinking water to survive and access to sanitation to prevent disease. Excess water from flooding can cause extensive direct and indirect harms. This report from the University of Michigan Water Center examines the current state of affordability of water services (drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater) across the state of Michigan. The report presents quantitative analyses that are drawn from public source data. These are complemented by perspectives, insights, and personal experiences with water rates, bills, and utility management, gleaned from conversations with frontline community groups, water utilities, and state agency personnel. We use this important contextual information to offer key considerations for policymakers developing solutions to the identified challenges.

Featuring:

Elin Betanzo - President, Safe Water Engineering

Noah Attal - Founder, Factotum Consulting