Water
Communities are paying the cost of deteriorating water infrastructure. For the public, this means leaking pipes and inefficiency amidst rising water rates on the supply side, and it means misery to millions of home owners, businesses, churches, and schools whose properties and streets are affected by flooding due to poor wet weather infrastructure. Antiquated water infrastructure leads to pollution into our rivers and lakes, and it damages protected landscapes and habitats.
CNT’s water program seeks to help communities across the nation, particularly within the Great Lakes region, find smart, practical solutions to these problems. Our work has three approaches:
- information and performance metrics
- demonstration and scaled-up delivery
- policy development
2012 sees the launch of two new, two-year, multi-partner campaigns focused on accelerating performance-based investment in water service innovation and stormwater management within the eight Great Lakes states. Both draw from the knowledge and expertise of our newly initiated Great Lakes Water Network.
We are continually exploring new ways to collaborate with people and organizations with a common interest. Please contact our Water program director, Harriet Festing, if you are interested in our work.
