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A report shows that a Black community in Alabama has almost no access to septic or sewer systems.

Date: 2011

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According to a United Nations report, residents of Lowndes County, a 72% Black community in Alabama, either have no access to septic or sewer systems or only access to older, failing systems. This report exposes huge racial disparities regarding access to water.