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California hit by drought, could have water rationing
Faced with three straight years of drought and an uncertain agricultural water supply, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, announcing that statewide water rationing could be instituted as early as the end of next month. ?Despite the recent rain and snow,? the governor?s office warned, ?cumulative water deficit is so large that there is only a 15% chance that California will replenish its water supply this year.? - Read More
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20 million Americans have wells
20 million Americans have wells, so testing for contaminants once a year is a good idea
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US Lags in Desalination Plants
But water agencies across the U.S. have typically shied away from desalination because of complaints about its energy use and environmental impacts. Although the U.S. is the source of much of today's membrane technology, the country has lagged in the number of facilities actually converting saltwater into drinking water. At the end of 2007, there were more than 13,080 desalination plants worldwide, but just 119 in the U.S., according to the International Desalination Association. - Read More
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Water woes prompt California to rethink desalination
Threats of a drought later this year in California are prompting 20 water agencies to look at desalination for a routine source of water instead of as an emergency measure in California. The water agencies are faced with a four-fold threat this year: worsening drought, dwindling species of freshwater fish, crumbling plumbing systems and unyielding demand, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. - Read More
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