$300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace America’s Water Pipes
In the past we have discussed how we can take the water that goes down the drain after we use it and find another purpose for it, such as black and grey water. However, we also have to evaluate and act upon what comes out of our pipes, before we use it. Places like Flint, Michigan have felt the destructive effects of faulty pipes. We might have learned from the mistakes of the passed, “though Congress banned lead water pipes three decades ago, more than 10 million older ones remain.” Although it seems that plastic might be a safe solution for our water pipes, there are some “toxic pollutants like benzene and toluene from spills and contaminated soil [that] can permeate certain types of plastic pipes as they age.” There is still the search for the best way to transport our water. This is a crucial because when water is not protected going in and not purified going out, we are contaminating ourselves and our environment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/climate/water-pipes-plastic-lead.html?smid=tw-share
