I’m pleased to share my recent article for Random House’s academic blog, Debate this Book:
by Wendy Pabich
“Water is getting scarce. This year has brought extreme drought, low snow packs, and record low stream flows in a number of river systems. We see Las Vegas waging water war with the open ranch lands to the north, Atlanta in protracted battles with downstream states over its primary water supply at Lake Lanier, and water tables beneath the San Joaquin Valley—the source of 40 percent of the nation’s fruits and vegetables—dropping. A recent study by the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) suggests that by mid-century, half the counties in the U.S. will be facing water scarcity.” Read more…
I agree completely! There is no contaminated water supply that cannot be cleaned to produce treated water for any application.
I lecture extensively on water/wastewater treatment technologies in order to teach professionals how to remove contaminants from any water supply.
Certainly, rainwater harvesting and graywater recycling are important, as is the need to develop grassroots support for sustainability.
Peter
Water never completely disappears does it? It is somewhere. With gray water reuse, rainwater harvesting and various treatments we are just keeping it from traveling.