Erin Brockovich Says 'Superman's Not Coming' To Save Our Water Supply

If terrorists poisoned most of the water U.S. citizens consume, the event would take over the news cycle and it would be the only thing we'd talk about until the situation was fixed.

Well, the water is being poisoned — except it isn't coming from terrorists; it's being done by a variety of factories, companies, and processing plants.

So why are they not constantly on the news?

Well, because they lie about it and settle out of court when it's inevitable, regulatory agencies are struggling to keep up withIn a new book, the environmental activist and renowned consumer advocate exposes some of the situations with water systems across the country today and the effects they have on people's health. is a brutally honest look at how mismanagement, chemical spills, mishandling of toxic waste and sludge, and even fake studies have created the perfect storm in terms of damaging water systems in the United States. According to Brockovich, the average American uses nearly 100 gallons of water daily for everything from drinking and cooking to cleaning and bathing. Unfortunately, that water is not safe in many places across the country. It's full of plastics, lead, and chemicals like hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) — known as the "Erin Brockovich chemical" after Brockovich's fight in court won millions for the residents of Hinkley, a small town in California that had been affected by the chemical, and was immortalized in a movie where Julia Roberts won an Oscar for playing Brockovich.