Running water shouldn't be a luxury.
Yet millions of people in America live without a working tap at home and spend hours each week hauling water from streams, wells, or grocery stores. Unfortunately, they also live with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and suffering from physical, mental, and financial stress.
Families without access to running water risk getting preventable waterborne diseases— 219,000 cases are reported in America each year. The medical costs for treatment only add to their burden.
"The nearest water spring is a four mile walk there and another four miles back…that was a good challenge. Any water we get we have to haul. We have infants here and so we still have to boil our water either way.”
– Daniel Nelson, Navajo Mountain Resident
The water gap isn't equal.
Black and Latinx households are twice as likely as white households to lack indoor plumbing, while Native American households like Daniel’s are 19 times as likely.
That’s not just a problem—it’s an injustice. And we’re on a mission to do something about it.
DigDeep believes every person in America deserves access to clean, running water.
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