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Solutions to Water Scarcity

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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SOLUTIONS

  • Desalination
  • Recylcing of Water
  • Better Conservation of Home Water
  • Watersharing between countries
  • Conservation of Ground Water

Desalination

  • The act of removing salt from water to make it drinkable
  • Can be mechanically desalinated or naturally through plants
  • Currently being used in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Israel
  • Possible issues is it is extremely expensive in large quantities.

Recycling of Water

  • The reuse of water
  • If the Tucson, Arizona area recycled their water
  • 31,000 families could be supported from this amount
  • Only about 2.3% of wastewater is being recycled.

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