Detroit's poorest residents are being denied access to water. We've filed a petition to avoid a health emergency.
Residents at more than 112,000 Detroit households had their water disconnected between 2014 and October 2018, simply because they couldn’t afford to pay.
Today a civil rights coalition filed...
Residents at more than 112,000 Detroit households had their water disconnected between 2014 and October 2018, simply because they couldn’t afford to pay.
Today a civil rights coalition filed...
![072319 Detroit Water Shutoff-02.png “The public health crisis DWSD creates by shutting off water service for thousands of people is completely avoidable,” said Mark P. Fancher, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s Racial Justice Project.](https://www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360_width/public/field_image/072319_detroit_water_shutoff-02.png?itok=L6k3-XUa)
![072319 Detroit Water Shutoff-02.png “The public health crisis DWSD creates by shutting off water service for thousands of people is completely avoidable,” said Mark P. Fancher, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s Racial Justice Project.](https://www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360x360/public/field_image/072319_detroit_water_shutoff-02.png?itok=HeU7zFB8)