Water Shortage or Water Misuse?
Water Shortage or Water Misuse
The United States of America is known for her extreme overuse of everything. Americans see something they want and they simply take it. It was true when the young country pushed westward. The Native Americans were already there, but that mattered not; it was wanted, so it was taken. It is still true today. Americans as a people see what they want and they take it with very little regard to who had it first or where more might come from. Water is one of those things. Water is everywhere and used for everything. We use it to wash ourselves, our clothes, and our cars. We use it for recreational, industrial and agricultural purposes. It is part of every facet of our lives. It is endless…or is it?
Water is one of the items most taken for granted. You turn the tap on and there is your water, clean, clear and drinkable. Watch the news and you hear about how there is a drought and the world is running out of water. Is South Carolina running out of water as well? Or does South Carolina have a water misuse issue? Typically when a person runs out of something, there was a misuse issue before hand. When it is the 25th of the month and your checking account is empty, you misused money somewhere. Is water the same way? Is South Carolina running out of water and if so, is it because of drought or misuse? Regardless of the reason for any water issues in the Midlands what is the Public Water Commission for Lexington doing about water shortage mitigation? Regardless of point of view; misuse versus running out, we have to act now to conserve water for our children, or a $16 trillion debt will be the least of their problems.
Water misuse is rampant coupled with the fact that the United States is experiencing the worst drought in over 50 years. The amount of water needed to water the corn crop is increasing year after year with no decrease in sight. Much of the population growth and economic development experienced in the last
The United States of America is known for her extreme overuse of everything. Americans see something they want and they simply take it. It was true when the young country pushed westward. The Native Americans were already there, but that mattered not; it was wanted, so it was taken. It is still true today. Americans as a people see what they want and they take it with very little regard to who had it first or where more might come from. Water is one of those things. Water is everywhere and used for everything. We use it to wash ourselves, our clothes, and our cars. We use it for recreational, industrial and agricultural purposes. It is part of every facet of our lives. It is endless…or is it?
Water is one of the items most taken for granted. You turn the tap on and there is your water, clean, clear and drinkable. Watch the news and you hear about how there is a drought and the world is running out of water. Is South Carolina running out of water as well? Or does South Carolina have a water misuse issue? Typically when a person runs out of something, there was a misuse issue before hand. When it is the 25th of the month and your checking account is empty, you misused money somewhere. Is water the same way? Is South Carolina running out of water and if so, is it because of drought or misuse? Regardless of the reason for any water issues in the Midlands what is the Public Water Commission for Lexington doing about water shortage mitigation? Regardless of point of view; misuse versus running out, we have to act now to conserve water for our children, or a $16 trillion debt will be the least of their problems.
Water misuse is rampant coupled with the fact that the United States is experiencing the worst drought in over 50 years. The amount of water needed to water the corn crop is increasing year after year with no decrease in sight. Much of the population growth and economic development experienced in the last
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