PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This fall marks the end of one of the driest summers on record. And with 36 states expected to experience water shortages in the next two years, many civic and business leaders are taking a closer look at how they can better utilize this precious- yet often taken for granted - natural resource.
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The average American uses 80-100 gallons of water a day.
The U.S. as a whole uses 346 million gallons of fresh water a
day. The increased use of fertilizers, pesticides and
medications are contaminating the fresh water supply. And
weather is certainly unpredictable. This package will
illustrate how some cities are helping the U.S. ensure a
sustainable water supply by adopting new technologies to redirect,
reclaim and reuse water.
For example, in the Panhandle of Northwest Florida, an advanced
wastewater treatment plant is helping to rehydrate the West Bay
Ecosystem. Hikers and bikers along the recently renamed and
reopened 'Conservation Park' attest to benefits of the water
reclamation effort, and wildlife is beginning to return to the
ecosystem.
In Aurora, Colorado, technology helps make some 50 million gallons
of previously "dirty" water, drinkable.
And in El Segundo, California, advanced membrane technologies are
helping to reclaim and recycle more than 8 million gallons of water
a year for use in manufacturing and irrigation.