Interview opportunity available:
Thursday, December 7, from 1-3 p.m. ET
Water sanitation infrastructure in the US is aging and deteriorating, leaving many Americans, particularly those in low-income communities, vulnerable to contaminant exposure from household sewage and industrial and agricultural byproducts. Globally, billions of people don’t have access to safely managed sanitation services.
Available expert:
Dr. Francis de los Reyes is a professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University. He can discuss topics including:
- The state of water treatment and sanitation infrastructure in the United States;
- The global challenge of providing access to safely managed sanitation services;
- How wastewater is treated and research on new ways to improve the process;
- New approaches to addressing sustainability, resilience to a changing climate, and equity in sanitation provision; and
- Community-focused approaches for investing in sanitation infrastructure.