{"id":1568,"date":"2017-10-04T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2018-04-27T20:52:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T20:52:23","slug":"puerto-rico-needs-water-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/puerto-rico-needs-water-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico In Need of Water Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we talked about in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/hurricane-harvey-water-risks-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this recent news post<\/a>, hurricanes can have a significant negative impact on an area&#8217;s water supply. Those problems are worse in Puerto Rico, which had its electrical grid knocked out by Hurricane Maria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/top-news\/articles\/2017-09-27\/in-storm-ravaged-puerto-rico-drinking-water-in-short-supply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>U.S. News<\/em> reports<\/a>, &#8220;electricity is needed to pump, treat and filter water that shows up in household taps.&#8221; Some reports suggest it could be months until the power is fully restored in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Making matters even worse is the fact that Puerto Rico&#8217;s water system was already in bad shape. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/health_and_science\/climate_desk\/2017\/09\/half_of_puerto_rico_doesn_t_have_clean_drinking_water.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to <em>Slate<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;In 2015, 99.5 percent of Puerto Ricans got their water from systems that had violated the Safe Drinking Water Act&#8221;. The ongoing crisis could further weaken water systems.<\/p>\n<p>Th best solution for the moment is to get the people of Puerto Rico water filters to ensure all residents have access to clean drinking water. Those efforts also remain a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more about the water crisis in Puerto Rico by checking out these resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/politics\/a12766258\/how-to-help-puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Rico Desperately Needs Clean Water. Here&#8217;s What You Can Do to Help.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wqpmag.com\/epa-monitors-water-quality-puerto-rico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA Monitors Water Quality in Puerto Rico <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedickinsonpress.com\/news\/4337933-water-filters-puerto-rico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Filters for Puerto Rico<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of Hurricane Maria, over a million people in Puerto Rico don&#8217;t have access to clean water. 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