"Ensuring clean, safe drinking water is a right in all communities – rural to urban, rich and poor – investing in the repair of water pipelines and sewer systems, replacement of lead service pipes, upgrade of treatment plants, and integration of efficiency and water quality monitoring technologies. This includes protecting our watersheds and clean water infrastructure from man-made and natural disasters by conserving and restoring wetlands and developing green infrastructure and natural solutions."

Source: Joe Biden, "The Biden Plan to Build a Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and Equitable Clean Energy Future," joebiden.com (accessed July 21, 2020)

"Access to clean water is a human right. Our #Ecosocialist #GreenNewDeal will ensure clean, reliable drinking water for all, sanitary waste water disposal systems, and invest in water management infrastructure."

Source: Howie Hawkins, Twitter.com, May 21, 2020

"Yes. Individuals have rights, not communities. Government shouldn’t stand in the way of individuals or businesses or communities to clean their water supplies or to make clean water more accessible. Wherever governments grant a monopoly on water delivery - allow only one company to deliver water through the pipes - that government has a responsibility to ensure the water is clean and accessible. When monopolistic government programs fail to deliver clean water, control should be removed from government and replaced with fully privatized solutions. "

Source: Communication from the Jorgensen campaign to ProCon.org on Sep. 8, 2020.