failing water system ripe for permaculture transition? (~mobile, alabama case)

i mean there are many situations in our world like this where misguided systems/infrastructures are failing due to climate change, age, or whatever reason, and for those who want to help in the needed, sustainable, permaculture transitions (like a permaculture planner/designer), it may be best to prioritize those situations that are most ripe, willing & able, right?

anyway, just read this ICN article about one in prichard, alabama where i'm wondering how they would be able to best transition their water system (in permaculture fashion, you know?)

(i wasn't sure whether to post this here or in 'permaculture design' forum, so doing both)

stories like these just makes me so glad my house and well are surrounded by unadulterated forest with no industry or pollution making entities anywhere near at least 30 miles away anyway. learned my lesson living in florida whereupon between salt water intrusion and everyone for miles around dousing their yards with big industry spray trucks and fertilizer applicators and who know what else made the well water totally non potable