Infrastructure – Water!

<p>Drinking water in the United States is, according to the EPA, among the world's "most reliable and safest supplies." Its delivery involves a complex infrastructure of pipes, treatment facilities, aqueducts, dams, and reservoirs, and it operates on a local, state, and federal level. How did we get here? How is the U.S. public water system legislated? And, how is "potable" actually pronounced?</p> <p>We spoke with <a href="https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/james-salzman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Salzman</a>, author of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13586699-drinking-water" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Drinking Water: A History</em></a>. He is also a professor of environmental law at the UCLA School of Law and the Bren School of Environmental Science at UC Santa Barbara.</p> <p>This episode is part of our occasional series on American infrastructure. Listen to our first installment on <a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">roads</a>.</p>