Council Member Manny Teodoro discusses various drinking water concepts over this SWDA short-form video series. These informational videos are based on the newly released book, Safe Drinking Water Act: The Next Fifty Years, which explores current challenges and opportunities to improve drinking water regulation, governance, management, environmental justice, and more.
In this video, Manny educates on what the Safe Drinking Water Act entails and how it impacts today’s drinking water policies, quality, and service.
Manny goes into more detail about his chapter in the book and how environmental justice impacts America’s drinking water. Everyone deserves safe and reliable drinking water and that access must be secured in the next fifty years of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
There are thousands of water systems across the nation, with a significant amount in rural areas with little resources and smaller populations. In order for high quality drinking water to be supplied over the next fifty years, various water systems must consolidate so resources are better allocated and dispersed across a more manageable amount of suppliers.
America’s tap water is highly regulated and some of the best drinking water in the world. Listen to Manny explain why we must prioritize drinking water from the tap compared to unregulated bottled water.
Jackson, Mississippi is an excellent case study about how failures in environmental justice in drinking water impact a community and their public health.
Council Member Manny Teodoro led the creation of the recently released book, and these videos showcase a glimpse of his expertise on America’s drinking water quality, service, and policies.
Learn more about these insights by reading the open-access book here.