Editorial

“Water bubbles up in streets, pooling in neighborhoods for weeks or months. Homes burn to the ground if firefighters can’t draw enough water from hydrants. Utility crews struggle to fix broken pipes while water flows through shut-off valves that don’t work.”

That was the opening line of recent article by AP News. It sounds almost apocalyptic — except it’s happening in 2024, right in the US city of Prichard, Alabama.

Let me welcome you to the world of decentralized water and water independence for all. You may be thinking — what does that mean? Don’t the cities take care of our water?