In The News

Advocates rally at Capital to push water affordability bills

3/16/24, WILX

The People’s Water Board Coalition will rally at the capitol for ‘World Water Week’

3/19/24, WLNS

Advocates hail progress with Michigan water affordability bills

10/5/23, Planet Detroit

Democrats pitch water affordability fund, $2 monthly fee to pay for it

10/2/23, Bridge Detroit

For $2 a month, our plan will keep Michigan water affordable | Opinion: Gary Brown and Sylvia Orduño

9/22/23, Detroit Free Press

Report: Suburban Detroit Water Unaffordability: Causes, Consequences, and the Need for Comprehensive Policy Interventions

May 2023, The University of Michigan Poverty Solutions, by Dana Kornberg, Mackenzie Taradalsky, Victoria Guster-Brown, Sylvia Orduño, and
Diane Weckerle

Why Detroit will likely need a statewide fix for water affordability

2/9/23, Planet Detroit

Opinion | Michigan must play role in setting water rates, ensuring access

2/1/23, Bridge Michigan, Debbie Dingell, Bonnifer Ballard, Sylvia Orduño, Jenifer Read

Detroit launches new water affordability plan based on income and usage

6/28/22, Detroit Free Press

Trainee Sarah Abney serves at The Peoples Water Board Coalition and the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization in Detroit, MI

8/18/21, Indigenous Resilience Center, The University of Arizona

Build Back Better for Us: Sylvia Orduño's Story

7/7/21, Michigan League of Conservation Voters

Halt to water shutoffs gains traction, but some call it a temporary solution

2/23/21, Bridge Detroit

800,000+ People Risk Water Shutoffs In The Great Lakes State

11/30/20, NRDC, Cyndi Roper with Sylvia Orduño

Water Affordability Is A New Civil Rights Movement in the United States

3/22/16, Circle of Blue

Mission

The People’s Water Board Coalition advocates for the human rights to water and sanitation and equitable access and affordability for impacted communities.