For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study. Food & ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/households-drinking-water-cost-study)