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<br />OU18~3 <br /> <br />GOOD <br /> <br />WATER <br /> <br />M'AKES <br /> <br />GOOD <br /> <br />NEIGHBORS <br /> <br />A PREVIEW OF THE WATER PROBLEM <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Man in his quest for economic gain has placed one of our most price. <br />less commodities in jeopardy. That commodity is water. <br /> <br />The assumption that we will always have not only good water, but <br />cheap good water must go .... the day when we could expect this is <br />rapidly passing, for no longer can we use our ""'atel and freely toss it <br />away without serious consequences. <br /> <br />HOW SERIOUS CAN THE CONSEQUENCES BE? <br /> <br />If the demand cominues to increase at the present rate and adequate <br />steps to protect tomorrow's water supply are not taken in time, it is <br />possible that there will not be enough usable water to go around. <br /> <br />. This country has been using water at a greatly accelerated <br />rate since World War II. The current explosive growth of <br />population, increased economic production, and the un- <br />precedented urbanization movement have all been contrib~ <br />udng factors. <br /> <br />. The quantity of water used for industrial and domestic pur~ <br />poses has outstripped all previous estimates and as a result <br />we are experiencing increasing competition for available <br />waters and sharper conflicts between water users. <br /> <br />. At present I we are using 270 billion gallons of fresh water <br />per day for ffiWlicipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes. <br /> <br />. By 1980, it is estimated that we will be using 600 billion <br />gallons of fresh water per day, and the end is not in sight. <br /> <br />1 <br />