Developed countries like the U.S. have, for the most part, done an admirable job of cleaning up water supplies -- such as lakes and streams -- of the pollution that was once common. It is time for the same to occur in other countries. Usable water is quickly becoming the number one limiting resource on the planet. There continues to be plenty of water but, it isn't always in the right place and frequently is unusable.
Pollution makes quarter of China water unusable: ministry
Growing up in an area where water is considered precious, I have always known that it is a resource to be protected. The rest of the world is beginning to see the issue for what it is. Just ask those city dwellers who are increasingly placed on water rationing due to shortages. Those shortages don't just occur in the desert Southwest -- just ask citizens of Atlanta.
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