ASU researchers find economically disadvantaged U.S. populations are most at risk of lack of access to water resources. A research paper documenting the problem has been coauthored Claire Cropper, a graduate research associate in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools. Her work on rural Alaskan communities facing depleted water resources shows the technological, engineering, economic and governmental complexities making it difficult to overcome the problem. Cropper notes solutions might be derived from the Arizona Governor’s Office focus on statewide water security that led to the Arizona Water Initiative, which identifies technology innovations and policy changes that could improve water security.