Over the past two decades, water systems have recovered billions of dollars in verdicts and settlements through lawsuits against polluters and used these recoveries to fund remediation.

中文翻译：

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作为原告的供水系统

在过去的 20 年里，供水系统通过对污染者的诉讼收回了数十亿美元的判决和和解金，并利用这些收回的资金进行了补救。