drinking water

Publication

Bednar and others highlight fragility of continental transboundary water compacts

Aug 17, 2024

Ford School professor Jenna Bednar, along with Michigan professors Andrew Gronewold, Marjorie Cort, Vianey Rueda, Michael Moore, and Jon Allan, published a report in the journal Nature Communications investigating threats to continental-scale transbo...

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Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

Jun 27, 2019

The Flint Water Crisis prompted the state of Michigan to adopt a new Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)—the guidelines that water utilities must follow to ensure the public’s health is protected. The most proactive LCR in the country, the University of Michi...

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Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Nov 29, 2016

Over a quarter of local officials from Michigan jurisdictions that provide shared water infrastructure believe funding levels are not sufficient to maintain those systems, according to the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), "Local governmen...

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water Justice

Oct 31, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT

School of Social Work ECC 1840

The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person and virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. Our goal is to help build a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. "Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water Justice," Monica Lewis-Patrick, Founder and CEO of We The People of Detroit.

CLOSUP Lecture Series

CLOSUP-MML Webinar Featuring Professor Manny Teodoro: Water Affordability - Measurement and Meaning

Jan 29, 2019, 9:30-11:00 am EST

Webinar

This webinar on January 29, 2019 was jointly hosted by CLOSUP and the Michigan Municipal League. The webinar features Professor Manny Teodoro from Texas A&M University, speaking on water and sewer system finance and policy, including how to measure affordability, and policy options for rate structures and related issues.

CLOSUP-MML Webinar with Manny Teodoro on Water Affordability

Jan 29, 2019 0:51:38

This webinar was jointly hosted by CLOSUP and the Michigan Municipal League. The webinar features Professor Manny Teodoro from Texas A&M University, speaking on water and sewer system finance and policy, including how to measure affordability, and p...