Appalachia µÛÍõ»áËù Drinking Water Accessibility Initiative
The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at µÛÍõ»áËù along with partners from local development districts, the Governor’s Office of Appalachia, and the Environmental Protection Agency has produced a set of 32 county-level maps identifying coverage areas served and not served by an improved public water source in Appalachia µÛÍõ»áËù. From the data collected as part of this initiative in Appalachia µÛÍõ»áËù, the average percent of population unserved by a public water system is 34%, distinctly higher than the national average at 12%.
The goal of the initiative was to create a database and set of maps that shows communities that are served and unserved by public water, providing leaders and decision makers the information needed to elevate and address the issue to improve water accessibility in Appalachia µÛÍõ»áËù. These maps and the county-level infographic displaying socioeconomic data for each of those populations are available for download on the Mayor's Partnership for Progress website (link provided below).
Questions can be directed to Jen Bowman, bowmanj2@ohio.edu and Matt Trainer, trainer@ohio.edu at µÛÍõ»áËù Voinovich School.