A worldwide crisis of water purity and consumption is upon us. There is no such thing as "new water". The planet can only recycle the same water that has been here through it's evolution. Poluting fresh water aquafiers with mining waste, melting glaziers caused by climate change, and the vast amount of water usage by the oil and gas industries are making water a rapidly scarce commodity.
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"In 2010, access to clean water received recognition as a basic human right through a majority vote of the
United Nations General Assembly. According to the UN, nearly 900 million people have no access to clean
drinkable water, almost 1.8 billion live in areas where water is scarce, and a further 1.6 billion live in countries, which lack the infrastructure to extract water from natural sources. The World Bank calculates that by
2030, water demand will exceed supply by 40 percent, as a growing world population demands more water
for agricultural, industrial and personal use."
http://www.reprisk.com/downloads/mccreports/22/Water%20Scarcity%20-%20FINAL.pdf
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