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[|Water Shared Across Political and National Borders] New York Times Article: [|Showdown at Indian Point] New York Times Article: Water Politics: U.S and Mexico

**Blue Gold: World Water Wars Movie Clip (Ask Joe for DVD)** **Chapter 6 - The Politics (Approx. 5 min)**
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Chapter 3 and 4 - The National Problem & Value of Water (Approx. 11 min.) Chapter 7 - Federal Regulations (Approx. 2 min.) Chapter 13 - Finding the Funds (Approx. 4 min.) Chapter 14 - Atlanta: Leadership Drives Change (Approx. 11 min.) || Aging or inadequate infrastructure can negatively impact every aspect of life—from public health, to fire safety, to the vitality of the economy. The nation’s millions of miles of aging pipes— some 100 years old or more—need rehabilitation and repair. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission typifies the challenges of leaking pipes and water main breaks.
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 * Chapter 3 and 4 - The National Problem & Value of Water (Approx. 11 min.)**

**Liquid Assets Movie Clip (Ask Joe for DVD)** **Chapter 7 - Federal Regulations (Approx. 2 min.)** Federal regulations help protect water. The Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into surface waters, and the Safe Drinking Water Act provides standards for potable water. The chairman of the U.S. Congressional Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure explains that currently 50 percent of the nation’s waters are swimmable, double the number in 1972 when the Clean Water Act was passed. Grants from the Clean Water Act helped to build and upgrade wastewater treatment plants across the country and make the difference for our waterways, but in the 1980s funding diminished, and upgrades slowed.

Approximately 10 percent of all the water and wastewater systems in the country, especially those in small to mid-sized communities that have fewer resources than large cities, have engaged private companies to manage their assets. Whatever the solutions, all the experts agree that local water rates will inevitably need to rise in order to pay for essential needs. Breaking this news to their communities presents a significant challenge for elected officials.
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 * Chapter 13 - Finding the Funds (Approx. 4 min.)**

Atlanta offers promising solutions in the face of many challenges: an old infrastructure, outdated facilities, combined sewer overflows, and a severe lack of funding. Atlanta’s water rates are among the highest in America, but with 25 percent of its population at or below the poverty line... Atlanta has committed to investing billions of dollars to rehabilitate the water infrastructure over the next decade to meet the promise of a high quality of life for all of its citizens, present and future.
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 * Chapter 14 - Atlanta: Leadership Drives Change (Approx. 11 min.)**

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