Show rural homes need better water more than five fie million rural homes need new or 01 improved water supplies according accord inq to the current issue of public health reports A lile like number of rural homes need sanitary privies the public health service sen ice says that US rural honus homes are entirely without toilet facilities A total of rural homes are without a water supply within 50 feet and the water supplies upp lles of an additional 3 homes have sanitary defects public health service sanitary engineers es almate that it would cost to provide safe water supplies for the rural homes that need them |