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WATER AND SANITATION

Alabama faces many challenges when it comes to water and sanitation. Most rural residents rely on wells for their water supply, but individual or community regulated water sources can lack proper sanitation systems. And in some counties, poor access to proper wastewater treatment can lead to incredibly dangerous straight-pipes that simply dump waste away from homes without treating it. Additional infrastructure failures include poor legislation for irrigation and poor drainage systems for flood control.
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To learn more, feel free to use the websites and PDFs linked below along with your own individual research. Additionally, take a look at the interviews conducted with some experts about water and sanitation within Alabama by clicking on the button below.
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Water and Sanitation Interviews

Websites


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A Raw Deal - UA Researcher Examines the Prevalence of Untreated Sewage in Rural Alabama
Alabama Utilities Scramble to Address Polluted Drinking Water After EPA Health Advisory
Fight Continues to Tackle Sewage Problems Across Black Belt
Limited Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in Alabama’s Black Belt
Poor People, Poor Soil, Poor Sanitation
Test, Don’t Tread, Water
Video - Visit at Your Own Risk: Uniontown's Residents Plagued by Sewage Disaster
ADECA Office of Water Resources
Catherine Coleman Flowers Fights For Sanitation As A Human Right
Hookworm Infections and Sanitation Failures Plague Rural Alabama
National Environmental Services Center
Rural Water Supplies and Water-Quality Issues
USDA Water & Environmental Programs
Water Policy and Economics

PDF Articles


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Testimony from the Alabama Rural Water Association
Nitrate Contamination in Private Wells in Rural Alabama
Associations between Perceptions of Drinking Water Service Delivery and Measured Drinking Water Quality in Rural Alabama
Water Management Issues in Alabama
The Invisible Crisis: Water Unaffordability in the United States
On Tap - Drinking Water News
Limited Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in Alabama’s Black Belt
​The Problem of Securing Universal Sanitation Access in Alabama’s Black Belt
Water in Alabama Fact Sheet
Mapping the Future of Alabama Water Resources Management
Alabama's Water Crisis
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