In Deep

Giant engineering projects didn’t solve all of Chicago’s water woes. Intense rainfalls are dumping more water on the city, resulting in more flooding. So what can Chicago do? Some point to green infrastructure.

In the 1990s, lakes and wetlands dried up in Florida’s fast-growing Tampa Bay region. Some attributed the drastic change to drought; others to overpumping of an underground aquifer. A pitched legal battle, known as the Water Wars, played out.

One in five U.S. households isn’t connected to a sewer system. Today we leave the big cities behind and ask: How does rural America manage its water infrastructure? The story highlights a struggle felt across much of the country: In areas without a large tax base, it can be nearly impossible to maintain infrastructure properly.

The Water Main conducted the first nationally representative survey measuring how Americans think, feel, and take action on water. See the results.

The Water Main builds public will in support of clean, accessible, affordable water.

New podcast from APM’s The Water Main asks all Americans: “Do you know where your water’s been?”