{"id":963,"date":"2012-03-24T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T13:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/?p=963"},"modified":"2012-03-24T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T13:44:10","slug":"access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/2012\/03\/24\/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Drinkable Water Shouldn\u2019t Be an American \u201cPipe Dream\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream.html<\/p>\n<h1>Access to Drinkable Water Shouldn\u2019t Be an American \u201cPipe Dream\u201d<\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>by\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Care2 Causes Editors\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/author\/causes\" rel=\"author\">Care2 Causes Editors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March 22, 2012<\/li>\n<li>12:16 pm<em><strong>By Salvatore Cardoni<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\nThere is no more fundamental natural resource to life, liberty and good health than water.<br \/>\nA lack of water to sustain daily needs is a reality today for one in three people around the world.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s right,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatercouncil.org\/index.php?id=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.1 billion<\/a>\u00a0people across the globe lack access to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.takepart.com\/photos\/10-astonishingly-easy-ways-save-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safe drinking water<\/a>, a scarcity that leads to the deaths of 3.75 million people each year, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/water.org\/water-crisis\/water-facts\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one child<\/a>\u00a0every 20 seconds.<br \/>\nWhile the global problem is worsening as cities and populations expand and the demands for water grow in agriculture and industry, the United States isn\u2019t exactly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/books\/the-ripple-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201chydrologically blessed\u201d<\/a>\u00a0either.<br \/>\nContrary to what the average American on Main Street might assume\u2014that potable freshwater will always be a tap, faucet, spigot, or shower head away\u2014the United States is in the throes of a very real water crisis.<br \/>\nAs depicted in Participant Media\u2019s upcoming documentary,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.takepart.com\/lastcall\"><em>Last Call at the Oasis<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>America<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>faces a significant water emergency in four areas: consumption, conservation, quality, and infrastructure.<br \/>\nThe sobering statistics don\u2019t lie.<br \/>\n<strong>Consumption:\u00a0<\/strong>The average American consumes 99 gallons of water each and every day\u2014this figures includes so-called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/environment.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/freshwater\/embedded-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201chidden water\u201d<\/a>\u2014whereas the world\u2019s poorest live on less than two and a half gallons per day.<br \/>\n<strong>Conservation:\u00a0<\/strong>Replacing grass laws with native plans (especially in arid communities) can save over 15,000 gallons per year.<br \/>\n<strong>Quality:<\/strong>\u00a0Sixty-seven percent of groundwater near major American poultry farms contains antibiotics.<br \/>\n<strong>Infrastructure:<\/strong>\u00a0Thirty percent of pipes in systems that deliver water to more than 100,000 people are between 40 and 80 years old, according to the\u00a0EPA. It is estimated to cost $1 trillion to upgrade America\u2019s water infrastructure over the next 25 years.<br \/>\nIntroduced this week as part of the social action campaign for\u00a0<em>Last Call at the Oasis,\u00a0<\/em>the Community Water Bill of Rights aims to inform each and every American precisely what their H20 civil liberties are.<br \/>\nIn the coming months, the declaration will be delivered to members of Congress and state governors and asking them to make water issues an ongoing priority.<br \/>\nIt has to be part of the American\u00a0\u00a0agenda or we will all regret our neglect .\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream.html#ixzz1q2dgsy4q\">https:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream.html#ixzz1q2dgsy4q<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream.html Access to Drinkable Water Shouldn\u2019t Be an American \u201cPipe Dream\u201d by\u00a0Care2 Causes Editors March 22, 2012 12:16 pmBy Salvatore Cardoni There is no more fundamental natural resource to life, liberty and good health than water. 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