M5.2 Safe Drinking Water

Well, I am certainly surprised to see that the earth is composed of 366 Quintillion gallons of water and we are only able to use .007% of it. I thought for sure we had more than that based on what the second video shared in that each person in the U.S. uses 151 gallons a day just living. Farming by itself uses 53 billion gallons a day.

The importance of the water act cannot be underestimated. If it weren't for the act all rivers, lakes, and streams would be polluted, no doubt. In fact, I bet most pollution today is from non point sources like cars, small businesses, and individual household draining chemicals and toxins in to the sewer system and nearby grass lands. What the act does is really help control the large companies responsible for a lot of waste to dispose of properly and for that I am glad exists. What I am also glad about is that filling requires a permit. For a company to rid a lake or small river just to build homes and the like does not sit well with me. We need to leave natural surface water and ground water alone.

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  1. Sandy TanSeptember 26, 2018 at 3:37 PM

    Hi Dan,
    I agree with you that those statistics are surprising. Similar to your thoughts, I agree that the Clean Water Act is one of public health greatest feat. Without it, the public will be living in a world with double or triple the amount of pollution we have today.

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  2. Hugo FGSeptember 30, 2018 at 11:45 PM

    Hey Dan,
    I had the same impression too. 0.007% seems very low considering how much water we use here in the US per capita. This goes to show the scarcity of potable water in other parts of the world.

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