Roger Colton; Circle of Blue; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; US Census data; American Water Works Association. "Between 2010 and 2018 Water Bills in 12 Diverse U.S. Cities Rose by Between 27% (Santa Fe) and 154% (Austin)." https://www.consumerreports.org/personal-finance/millions-of-americans-c...(link is external)
Roger Colton and Circle of Blue, 12 March 2021, "Between 2010 and 2018 Water Bills in 12 Diverse U.S. Cities Rose by Between 27% (Santa Fe) and 154% (Austin)", contributed by Alison Kenner, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 12 March 2021, accessed 6 April 2025. https://energyrights.info/content/between-2010-and-2018-water-bills-12-diverse-us-cities-rose-between-27-santa-fe-and-154
Critical Commentary
This graphic was published in the article, "Millions of Americans Can't Afford Water, as Bills Rise 80% in a Decade ", and is being used to contextualize water affordability in Philadelphia, in relation to other US cities.