Providing access to clean, safe water is critical to our economy, health and way of life.  The average person living in the South uses 131 gallons of water per day. This costs on average $4.46 per 1000 gallons of drinking water and $6.48 per 1000 gallons of wastewater.

The true value of water is as high as $30 per 1000 gallons. In the South, over $850 billion dollars are needed to modernize the drinking water systems.