Guardian investigation into US water poverty: read the full analysis

Guardian US commissioned the economist Roger Colton, an authority on the affordability of utilities, to analyse the cost and affordability of water and sewage services in 12 diverse American cities. The objective was to investigate the extent of water poverty in the US over the past decade, and consider what the future may hold.

This might make it more difficult for UKWIR to achieve its big question of zero customers in water poverty by 2030 and Water UK’s commitment to develop a strategy to end water poverty.

Ex-presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders argues that clean water is a human right, not a profit machine. Link to article.

Also in the US, high levels of arsenic have been found in US Whole Foods’ bottled water brand. Read the article here.