Small Systems Tackle Financial Challenges through Technical Assistance

| By Dr. Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi

For years, thousands of small drinking water systems in the United States have been facing big financial challenges that undermine their ability to provide their customers with safe and affordable drinking water. As a result of these challenges, many small water systems, defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as those serving fewer than 10,000 people, are unable to deliver safe drinking water to their customers. Across the country, an estimated 45 million people served by these systems may be receiving water that is unsafe to drink.