At the turn of the century, more than 40,000 households in the city of Detroit were experiencing water shutoffs. Residents in neighboring Highland Park were struggling to pay costly water, sewage, and drainage bills too. Community groups and advocates began meeting to discuss solutions and end the inhumane municipal actions that harmed vulnerable people. With Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and poverty law attorneys, they began working on a water affordability plan that would allow low-income people to pay what they can afford. Although an affordability plan was passed by Detroit City Council in 2005, it was never implemented. Today, we organize with residents in other Michigan cities and towns to ensure water affordability, consumer rights, and advocate for policies and legislation at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure water for all.