Financial Report: Addressing Water Equity in a Time of Rising Costs

By Josh Ellis & Dan Cooper

Even before COVID-19 hit our country, water affordability has been a growing concern. From 2010 to 2019, the price of water service increased by 57 percent in 30 major U.S. cities. Meanwhile, millions of Americans have their water shutoff every year due to an inability to pay their water bills. Although many communities have placed a moratorium on shutoffs during the pandemic, some have not, leaving people stuck at home without clean running water to drink or wash their hands.