The newly built DC Water Headquarters across the Anacostia River and the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible from the Department of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, June 15, 2023. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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In La Paz, a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia, water service from the local utility can be erratic or nonexistent. Pictured: Neighborhood kids stand next to a rain barrel positioned under a corrugated roof. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
Sibley Street, along with other residential roads were closed due to flooding from recent rain storms resulting in high water levels in Willow Creek, in Folsom, California. Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources hide caption
California's flooding reveals we're still building cities for the climate of the past
Most reservoirs aren't allowed to fill up in the winter, but Folsom Reservoir outside of Sacramento, California is using a new strategy to save more water by using weather forecasts. Ken James/California Department of Water Resources hide caption
Heavy rain is still hitting California. A few reservoirs figured out how to capture more for drought
Heavy rain is still hitting California. A few reservoirs figured out how to capture more for drought
Residents of Mykolaiv collect clean water from a distribution station set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross on Oct. 1. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Warmer temperatures are leading to emptier reservoirs across the West, such as Lake Oroville in Northern California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The Drought In The Western U.S. Is Getting Bad. Climate Change Is Making It Worse
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Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver recommended on Tuesday that the city use Detroit's water supply long-term. Flint was using Detroit water before switching to its own system in 2014 to save money. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
A woman draws water from a pool on Sunday after officials in Chile's capital city, Santiago, cut off the water supply. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A government watchdog's report says Flint residents' exposure to lead in city drinking water could have been stopped months earlier by federal regulators. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Lead in the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has caused a massive public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency there. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Educators In Flint Step Up Efforts To Reach Youngest Victims Of Tainted Water
A typical water treatment process. Annette Elizabeth Allen for NPR hide caption
A steamboat drifts along the Mississippi River in New Orleans. A group called America's Watershed Initiative says "funding for infrastructure maintenance means that multiple failures may be imminent" for the lower Mississippi River basin. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
After teens noticed a change in the tap water in Oakland due to the California drought, 17-year-old Amber Lee took a tap vs. bottled water taste test in Youth Radio's studios. Jenny Bolario/Youth Radio hide caption
The California Aqueduct carries water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Southern California. It is one of four aqueducts in the region that glide across the San Andreas Fault. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
The UCLA campus was flooded last week after a 30-inch water main broke. The city of Los Angeles is on a 300-year replacement plan for its water system. Mike Meadows/AP hide caption