An Alabama city’s crumbing water infrastructure is nearing crisis mode, with streets routinely flooded with sewage, pipes constantly leaking and people afraid to drink what comes out of the tap.
Prichard’s municipal water utility operator is now asking for millions in federal funding to stave off what some fear could become a Flint, Michigan-style public health emergency.
“We’re living in a third world situation,” said Archie Rankin, a Prichard local and pastor at Sure Word Outreach Ministries. “We need help from the state and federal.”
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Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) has contacted EPA about providing funding, records show. Yet the situation comes at an uncertain time for federal funding for water infrastructure.
