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The Cost of Drinking Water

Lesson 2205 Exploring MichiganScience 6th Grade7th Grade8th Grade Aired Week of 5/26/2022
The Cost of Drinking Water

Based on an independent project by the Great Lakes News Collaborative to better understand the real cost of water, this lesson will explore the costs associated with providing drinking water to communities in the Great Lakes and across the U.S. Students will learn how water infrastructure systems naturally age and need to be maintained, upgraded, fixed, or replaced, and how that life cycle of the infrastructure affects water quality and cost to communities who depend on fresh, clean water.