2 Reasons. Small TX Utilities. Not Clean Water. 2019 Prep Work.
Background:
- A 2018 study by Environmental Working Group found 37 small Texas water utilities violate federal standards for radium
- A 2016 study that founf 34 rural Texas drinking water systems violatr arsenic standards
- A 2016 study found that 53 of the 100 community water systems with the most violations are int Texas
2 Reasons we got here:
- Lack of resources for small water utilities
- A skeptism of federal water standards
Tyler Morning Telegraph | Why are Texas’ smaller utilities not cleaning up drinking water?