▁especially ▁the ▁wet test ▁ones , ▁may ▁locate ▁even ▁important ▁and ▁big ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁São ▁Paulo ▁and ▁Cur it iba ), ▁monitoring ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁avoid ▁de pl en ishing , ▁and ▁poll ution , ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁still ▁very ▁weak ▁environmental ▁legisl ation ▁concerning ▁far ming ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁still ▁low ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁san itation ▁( main ly ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁dis charge ▁of ▁un tre ated ▁se w age ▁and ▁exposed ▁un tre ated ▁garbage , ▁including ▁urban , ▁what ▁potential izes ▁problems ▁associated ▁with ▁flo oding ), ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁affected . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁The ▁Water ▁Justice ▁movement ▁is ▁a ▁largely ▁grass ro ots ▁US ▁movement , ▁with ▁small ▁groups ▁of ▁citizens ▁taking ▁the ▁issue ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁hands ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁protest ing , ▁pet ition ing , ▁fund ra ising , ▁or ▁don ating ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁water ▁filters ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bro aden ▁access ▁to ▁clean ▁water . ▁Some ▁well - known ▁people ▁have ▁used ▁their ▁expos ure ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁water ▁justice : ▁Er in ▁Bro ck ov ich , ▁media ▁person ality ▁and ▁environmental ▁activ ist ▁has ▁spoken ▁against ▁Fl int ▁officials ' ▁m ish and ling ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁crisis ▁there . ▁Act ress ▁Sh ail ene ▁Wood ley ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁a ▁Dak ota ▁Access ▁P ipeline ▁protest , ▁writing ▁afterwards ▁about ▁her ▁experience : ▁" If ▁you ▁are ▁a ▁human ▁who ▁requires ▁water ▁to ▁surv ive , ▁then