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Texas, California, Florida rank highest among state allotments to upgrade reservoirs, drinking water lines and other infrastructure.

America's new water safety challenge is biofilm, CDC study says CNN 12/17/2020 © Shutterstock The United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world. But its water supply is facing a new challenge -- a slimy growth inside pipes that's contributing to outbreaks of illness responsible for over 7 million illnesses and 6,000 deaths every year. That's the disturbing finding of a new analysis of waterborne disease from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was 10 years in the making. "It's not just about ingestion of water anymore," said study coauthor Vince Hill,...