Water Infrastructure - Why Is It So Important?

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"It's expensive to replace this infrastructure. Why are we not handling it now? Is it that the money doesn't exist?" he asks. "This is very valuable and for so many years, we have not prioritized maintaining those" Jackson could need $2.6 trillion in 10 years to keep up its water treatment system according to a recent report.

What’s happening in Jackson is hardly unique: Cities and states across the US are setting themselves up for failure by postponing expensive but critical work on aging water infrastructure. Climate change is making things worse, faster.

This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger and Amanda Lewellyn with help from Victoria Chamberlin and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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