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The American Prospect (May 2008)

Here is a great article detailing the ongoing water problem experienced last year in the Southwest. I especially like the summary statement in the last paragraph, “Ample evidence from cities not only in the West but all over the country shows that smart water use, including conservation, efficiency, and behavioral changes, is the most cost-effective, least destructive, and most enduring approach to handling diminishing water supplies.”

Changing Water Policies in the Dry Southwest

 

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National Geographic (Aug. 19, 2014)
This article does a good job of explaining what is happening with the underground water aquifers in the United States and why we should be concerned. Droughts are forcing us to rely more and more on these aquifers instead of surface water sources. They are being depleted at alarming rates. We cannot continue to take water for granted. Comprehensive steps and conservation efforts need to be developed and implemented before it is too late.

If You Think the Water Crisis Can’t Get Worse, Wait Until the Aquifers Are Drained

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Water scarcity drives US communities toward smarter use recycling (Bloomberg News, March 24, 2014)

This article talks at length about the need to change our current single pipe distribution system and how much water we are not reusing. Although it does emphasize the need to change our approach and the need to recycle our water for various non-potable reuse applications as well as potentially potable ones, it does not elaborate on the expense of doing so other than mentioning that these efforts will increase water costs substantially.

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USA TODAY: Water Costs Gush Higher As this well-researched article in USA TODAY indicates, the cost of water is rising no matter where you are located in the United States with higher rates yet to come.

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