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Clean water system disasters don't fix themselves, and they aren't fixed easily. Consider cases like Inez, Kentucky, where 300 million gallons of coal slurry poisoned the local water in October 2000, and problems remain today. Flint Michigan has switched its water source from the Flint River back to Detroit water, but the corrosive water still effects the water pipes in Flint, leaching lead into the drinking water. In Honolulu, a recent petroleum spill has affected almost 100,000 of local residents.
Federal funding for water systems has declined by 77% since 1977. Local governments lack the resources in many cases to address large–scale problems with their water supply. We work with local organizations to supply clean water and improve failing water systems. We fund research into new water filtration systems such as nanotube filtration.
