Report finds state discriminated against Black residents with ‘consistent pattern of inaction and/or neglect’ over health risks of raw sewage
of the Lowndes county population is African American, and over 28% of residents live in poverty. The clay-like soil found in this part of the country makes the area unsuitable for water drainage; most homes in Lowndes are not hooked up to municipal sewer lines, relying instead on costly septic systems. This lack of adequate sewage infrastructure makes a breeding ground for hookworm.
In 2016, the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise, a non-profit that Flowers founded, and National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine surveyed Lowndes county residents, and the findings, first published by the Guardian, found that 34% tested positive for traces of hookworm. Suspend fines, fees and penalties on residents who lack the means to obtain functioning septic systems.
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