This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s law for protecting the most crucial resource we know.
On October 18, 1972, the Clean Water Act was made a law and since has prevented many toxins from entering our waterways. Due to more overall consciousness, waterways are no longer desolate or barren. And there are now double the amount of places available that meet standards for swimming and fishing. Modern technology has paved the way for many new innovations to be introduced when it comes to utilizing, protecting and stretching our water supply.
A large portion of our country’s waterways do not meet water quality standards. In fact, our Nation received a D- letter grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which is the lowest grade ever given to a public infrastructure. It is almost certain that we will never be done improving our water infrastructure. It is inevitable that water resources will be further strained as population grows over the next generation. Many people believe there are aquifers full of unlimited clean water in every location, but this just isn’t so.
Pollution is also a threat to our water systems from ocean to ocean and every stream or lake in between. Global warming is being blamed for water shortage due to drought, drastic weather changes and changes within water’s chemistry. There are now more pollutants coming forth that we have not even known about and therefore haven’t fathomed testing for. Scientists must backtrack quite a bit to account for pollutants that have been overlooked.
Every community, company, agency and individual can help this continual process to progress by simply being aware of the growing problem and choosing to be part of the solution by working together. Remember that each person is an integral part in protecting and conserving our water system so that generations of future communities will flourish.
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