Dr. Zia Lyle: Climate change and rural drinking water systems
Dr. Zia Lyle, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be available for interviews on Tuesday, June 16, from 1-3 p.m. ET.
What is Experts on Camera?
Interview opportunity available:
Tuesday, June 16, from 1-3 p.m. ET
Water systems across the U.S. are aging, and communities in rural areas with shrinking populations are struggling to fund and maintain their drinking water infrastructure. In many regions, water systems that need repairs also face climate change-related impacts from flooding, wildfires, and droughts.
Available expert:
Dr. Zia Lyle is a postdoctoral researcher at the at the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She can discuss topics including:
- Which U.S. drinking water systems are particularly at risk for climate-related problems;
- How floods, wildfires, droughts, extreme heat, and sea level rise cause problems for community water systems;
- What can happen to drinking water quality after natural hazard events;
- Who is responsible for maintaining community water drinking water systems, and how these systems are funded;
- What kinds of policies help rural communities maintain their drinking water infrastructure; and,
- Actions people can take to make sure the drinking water in their homes is safe.
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