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Water: Affordability

Until recent years municipal water service was relatively inexpensive. Not anymore. The cost of replacing aging pipes and upgrading treatment plants is causing water bills to rise several times faster than inflation. At the same time, incomes for the poorest households are stuck in place. Affordability is now a defining issue for water utilities and governments.

Panel Recommends Changes to Two-Decade-Old EPA Water Affordability Guidelines

November 28, 2017
The EPA has heard similar suggestions before. Will the agency act decisively this time?
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Philadelphia Water Rate Experiment Aims to Help Struggling Residents Pay Their Bills

November 1, 2017
Many applications, and some pain, so far for country’s first income-based water rate.
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Michigan Lawmakers Regroup in Human Right to Water Effort

September 14, 2017
Republican support will be needed for the Democratic proposal. By…
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California’s Clean-Water-for-All Experiment Begins to Deliver

September 11, 2017
The state was the first in the U.S. to declare a human right…
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When It Comes To Water Service How Expensive Is Too Expensive?

August 24, 2017
As rates rise, water authorities question longstanding affordability measurement.
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Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws

July 24, 2017
Restrictions on utilities result in weak aid programs, study finds.
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California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan

June 8, 2017
State considers four options as it designs nation’s first statewide affordability program.
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Philadelphia Water Rate Links Payments to Household Income

May 16, 2017
City utility prepares nation’s first water rate based on annual…
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California Designs First Statewide Water Affordability Program

October 13, 2016
Many questions before the program begins operating. By…
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Congress Weighs Help To Pay Escalating Household Water Bills

May 31, 2016
Midwest lawmakers propose new direction for water affordability. By…
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Water Affordability Is A New Civil Rights Movement in the United States

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March 22, 2016
Cost of water and sewer services is rising out of reach for hundreds…
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Water Systems Need Investment and Affordability

March 11, 2016
Utilities are pulled by opposing economic and infrastructure pressures.
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