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purifying it for drinking, cooking and bathing. The issue will be forced upon them. Whether people wish to admit it or not, there is a limited supply of fresh water and a crisis is fast-approaching. The landscape of discussion is rapidly changing as people deal with a lot of questions. What is wastewater? How is it collected, how do you reuse it, how do you save the potable water from being depleted? “There have been several papers written about the educational process they went through in Australia and Southern California to get people to overcome the Yuck Factor about using reuse, purple pipe water,” Millard said. “It comes down to education.” SLDT About the author: Rob Kundert is senior editor of Sustainable Land Development Today. Water Crisis Draws National Attention “More than half of humanity will be living with water shortages, depleted fisheries and polluted coastlines within 50 years because of a worldwide water crisis The United Nations Environment Programme, working with more than 200 water resource experts worldwide, produced the report.” USAToday, January, 2003 “An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn’t have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York’s reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year. Across America, the picture is critically clear - the nation’s freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst.” FOX News, October 2007 “At least 36 states are expected to face water shortages within the next five years, according to U.S. government estimates. Available freshwater supplies are dwindling across the country due to rising temperatures and droughts, while increasing sprawl, population and inefficient resource usage are leading to rising demand. Rising temperatures due to global warming have increased evaporation rates across the country and reduced the availability of important water sources. One of these is the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which supplies a significant portion of California’s water. Across the West, similar trends are expected to reduce flows of the Colorado River, which supplies water for seven states.” Natural News, March 31, 3008 Circle 142 • or www.SLDTonline.com/webcard 14 May 2008 Sustainable Land Development Today http://www.env21.com http://www.env21.com http://www.SLDTonline.com/webcard

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Sustainable Land Development Today - May 2008 Contents Our Voice Editorial Board SLDT Resources Addressing a Crisis with Wastewater Recycling Visionary Award Finalists The Jonquil City - How a City Revitalized its Downtown Industry Spotlight: Enviroquip Solar Power System Design and Installation Stormwater: The Return of the Cistern Site Amenity: Fiber Optics Surveying and Mapping Wastewater: Low-Pressure System Special Feature: The Urban Canopy as Infrastructure Industry News Advertiser Index Products/Services Showcase Classifieds The Last Word: Nature Bats Last…

Sustainable Land Development Today - May 2008

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