Laura Veit is a designer and researcher based in New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Chicago and a Master of Architecture from Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. In addition to researching the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, Laura has researched the history of fresh water sources in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and has written on the symbolic uses of water infrastructure (formal garden fountains, water treatment plant murals) in the landscapes of 17th-century England and 20th-century Mexico City.