At least 2 million Americans don’t have running water or a working toilet at home, according to a report by California-based nonprofit DigDeep.
These water access issues disproportionately impact Indigenous tribes, people of color, immigrants, low-income people and those living in rural areas.
The study found households without water and sanitation access spend an average of $15,800 a year more than other households in healthcare costs, lost productivity at work and at school and other issues.
Purchasing bottled drinking water costs a family an average of $1,350 a year.
The report says water access inequities cost the U.S. economy nearly $9 billion each year.
https://www.digdeep.org/