Liquid Assets


Liquid Assets, a ninety-minute documentary, tells the story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. These systems — some in the ground for more than 100 years — provide a critical public health function and are essential for economic development and growth. Largely out of sight and out of mind, these aging systems have not been maintained, and some estimates suggest this is the single largest public works endeavor in our nation’s history.

Grade 6-12 Educational Resources​

wpsu.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/liquid-assets

Community Toolkit

Our Community Toolkit provides an Outreach Guide, logos and other identity materials, and marketing/promotions materials to make it easier for you to hold an event or facilitate dialogue with local leaders about the Liquid Assets documentary and water infrastructure issues.

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