explain how and why the conservation and purity of the water is threatened?
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Our water resources face a host of serious threats, all of which are caused primarily by human activity. They include sedimentation, pollution, climate change, deforestation, landscape changes, and urban growth.
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When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.”
– Ben Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac 1733
On the subject of water, three key trends confront us: climate change will affect rainfall and runoff patterns and seriously impact our water supplies both in the United States and abroad; 780 million people in the developing world still don’t have access to clean drinking water – and pressure from pollution, wetland destruction, and climate change is threatening to make this worse; and the dangers of water privatization demand greater scrutiny from governments and the public.
New approaches to the way we manage water are key to meeting these challenges. Water managers, policy-makers, and the general public must recognize that today’s threats will become tomorrow’s tragedies without swift action to combat climate change, protect wetlands, guard against the dangers of privatization, and use our water efficiently. The good news is by improving how efficiently we use water we can protect the environment, provide for agriculture and industry, and ensure there is plenty of clean drinking water for people around the world.