Running out of Water

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Water is the world€™s life source and essential to all living creatures.  Although we live on the blue planet, only 3 percent of all our water is drinkable. Yet we€™ve grown accustomed to using it with abandon €“ individuals consume about 80 to 100 gallons per day adding up to the equivalent of an Olympic sized swimming pool every year. By this decade€™s end, when the world population is predicted to reach 8 billion, we will face severe shortages. In this ground breaking and forward-looking book, Harvard professor Peter Rogers and former general manager of the San Francisco Utilities Commission, Susan Leal give us a sobering perspective on the water crisis€”why it€™s happening, where it€™s likely to strike, and what puts the worst strain on our supply. They explain how water€™s unique status as a renewable but finite resource misleads us into thinking we can always produce more of it. They introduce exciting new technologies t