Healthy communities are built on effective wastewater management and treatment systems. Sewage is a part of everyday life, so how we manage it and ensure it stays out of our water needs to be, too. Aging infrastructure can send untreated wastewater into nearby waterways, and heavy rains can flood water treatment systems, flushing raw sewage into the lakes or rivers, threatening public health. Stronger safeguards and proactive planning can help prevent contamination and protect the water we all rely on.