here in sussex, sewage continues to pour out into the sea. and this, an area popular with both swimmers and families. many other parts of england and wales are also affected, like these allenby, southport, paignton, cleethorpes and tynemouth. all this the result of heavy rains overwhelming the sewer systems. but now, the water companies stand accused of failing to monitor the discharges of sewage. when you ve got £2.8 billion of operating profit, £1 billion being given to shareholders in dividends, and the executive staff of the water companies are getting a 20% pay rise last year, and at the same time, you see a complete lack of investment either in monitoring or in the infrastructure that would stop the sewage outflows in the first place, then you see that really, they haven t got a leg to stand on.
the mackie s are really emblematic of the kind of middle-class black person who lived in the greenwood committee during its peak. but i think that if we fixate on the things that are glamorous and more flattering, we forget that the greenwood district was a part of a city called tulsa. you have a black, segregated community, that is not getting its fair share of tax dollars for infrastructure like roads, sewer systems, and things like that.
their bathrooms. reporter: smith and her neighbor say it is a health risk. one out of three adults here tested positive for hook worms. it is not necessary for this to be going on in 2022. it should be the united states. this is the wealthiest country. our sewage systems should be our rights. reporter: she believes it is racism. in loudoun county which is majority black, the poverty rate is nearly double the national average. 40% of homes have inadequate or no sewer systems at all. katherine who grew up here. most people when they fine find out about it, they are shocked. they don t believe this reality.
angered by the broken water systems. polluted water from the faucets, raw sewage in their backyards. i see you. we hear you. we understand. and i ve seen and we understand the damage done in places like flint, michigan and jackson, mississippi. so we ve already announced over $7 billion in clean water funding to states so they can fix and upgrade the aging water and sewer systems. it s going to take time, but they re getting the money. our children deserve no less. we ve released an action plan to replace all the lead pipes in the next decade. this is the united states of america. everyone in this country should be able to turn on the faucet and drink clean water. it s time to get back to cleaning up hazardous waste sites that poison our land and water and have stricken communities. and getting back to holding