Water focussed Democratic Debates and the 2020 elections - is anything being done?

With the 2020 elections fast approaching, the topic of lead in tap water has been raised on more occasions than one. This is especially true for the democratic visits and debates that have taken place in Detroit, as we found in this ABC news article . We see more and more promises, and are more or less expected to feel a sense of safety and trust from the issues being raised in political conversation. However, actions speak louder than words, and although planning absolutely is the first step to execution, we would like to see a whole lot more of the details being brought up - for example the measures that need to (and will) be taken to fulfill the promises, to make the words actionable!

“Mary Grant, campaign director with Food and Water Watch, told ABC News; Americans all around the country are dealing with concerns over contamination in their water and rising costs of water as cities try to update aging infrastructure.” - It is now becoming the taxpayers problem, even though it is the money of the common taxpayer that paid for the faulty infrastructure in the first place.

“She said climate change impacts water infrastructure as rain events become heavier and more frequent, causing more flooding as sewer systems can't keep up. States like California could start seeing more issues with water scarcity and drought, per Grant.” Note only will the water availability fluctuate, it is also expected to decline in quality due to the extremities of the changes and the capabilities of the infrastructure. This of course also comes down to the current legal regulatory framework set in place, which holds a lot of room for improvement.

Grant continues, and leaves us with a very powerful ending statement. "Our next president needs to make sure everyone in this country has access to safe water so it should be a priority. If we can't provide access to safe water what are we doing? she told ABC.”

We at Nature 2 Tap completely agree. Although we aren’t capable of changing all the service lines containing lead, we are at the very least looking to do our absolute best to assist in the process. We feel that identifying the problems and giving a certified laboratory level indicator as to where the source occurs, is a pretty good start!

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