Prichard's collapsing infrastructure has led to nearly 50 million gallons of raw sewage spills over the past three years. Now, there is a call to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to step in.

"Prichard is the untold version of Flint, Michigan, or Jackson, Mississippi," said William Strickland with Mobile Baykeeper.

Along with the unsanitary effects, water customers are paying unmanageable bills due to Prichard losing an estimated 60% of its water. Waterways in the area are unsafe for swimming and fishing due to dangerous pathogens that have leaked through the streets into streams.

Many residents have to drive through the sewage and are forced to deal with it in their yards.

"So, when people interact with that water, you think of a kid jumping at a puddle, that s

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