Articles by George McGraw, Founder & CEO, digdeep.org

About George McGraw, Founder & CEO, digdeep.org

George McGraw is a human rights advocate specializing in the human right to water and sanitation in the United States. George currently serves as founder and CEO of digdeep.org, the only WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization serving communities in the US.

Under George's leadership, DigDeep won the 2018 US Water Prize for its Navajo Water Project, which has brought clean, running water to hundreds of Native families across the Southwest.

George is an Ashoka Fellow and Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University. He holds an M.A. in International Law from the United Nations University for Peace.

Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States

Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States

by | Nov 18, 2019 | Resources, Society, The Global Water Equity Blog Series | 3 Comments

Today, over 2 million Americans are living without access to clean, running water. The newly released ‘Close The Water Gap’ report by DigDeep and the US Water Alliance pulls back the veil on America’s hidden water crisis.

This is the first-ever comprehensive look at indoor water access across the United States, and its findings are explosive: Race is the strongest predictor of vulnerability. In six states (plus Puerto Rico), progress is actually backsliding. More than 44 million Americans are served by water systems with recent violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.