Featured Video: The Big Empty November 7, 2018 By Brenda Koenig Asset Management, Funding, Sustainability Asset Management, Drinking Water Crisis, Financial Management, Rural Water, Rural Water Crisis, Rural Water Systems, Sustainability, Texas 0 Many rural and small water and wastewater systems throughout the country face significant management and operational issues. O’Brien, Texas is just one of thousands of small communities in the United States that struggle to find the resources to ensure that the water coming out of the tap is safe to drink. Watch this documentary short produced by Tom Roseberg and Earth Institute fellow Madison Condon that details O'Brien's drinking water crisis. Comments are closed.