All Things Water

[Pro-Life]

Plummeting lake levels threaten Mesa’s water supply
By Scott Shumaker, Tribune Staff Writer - May 15, 2022

https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/news/plummeting-lake-levels-threaten-mesa-s-water-supply/article_fc41f632-d32c-11ec-ae30-a7acc2ed74fa.html

[Pro-Life]

Arizona's Top Water Official: "We're Going To Have To Live With Less Water"

BY TYLER DURDEN - THURSDAY, APR 21, 2022 - 04:40 PM

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/arizonas-top-water-official-were-going-have-live-less-water

[Pro-Life]

Walmart to Privatize America's Water Supply! - Streamed live 16 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qWiK2Tbfuw

[Pro-Life]

Radioactive material and pesticides among new contaminants found in US tap water

By Tom Perkins The Guardian 15 hours ago

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2422440241164/radioactive-material-and-pesticides-among-new-contaminants-found-in-us-tap-water

[Pro-Life]

Nearly 42,000 Sources Of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Put US Drinking Water At Risk: Study

https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/10/nearly-42000-sources-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-put-us-drinking-water-at-risk-study.html

Bolstering calls for stronger PFAS regulations and more testing, a new analysis released Tuesday finds nearly 42,000 potential sources of toxic “forever chemicals” that could contaminate drinking water in communities throughout the United States.

In their peer-reviewed study, which was published in a special issue of Water Science, Environmental Working Group (EWG) scientists examined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Enforcement and Compliance History Online database to identify potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the nation’s surface and drinking water.

According to their investigation, solid waste landfills, wastewater treatment plants, electroplaters and metal finishers, and petroleum refiners were the facilities that appeared most often as possible sources of PFAS contamination.

Dubbed “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down and can persist in the environment and bioaccumulate over time, PFAS are a class of synthetic compounds that have been linked to adverse health outcomes, including a weakened immune system, reproductive and developmental harms, and an increased susceptibility to cancer, among other negative effects.

EWG researchers point out that discharges of PFAS with industrial wastewater are a major driver of surface and drinking water pollution—putting the health of tens of millions of Americans in jeopardy. Despite these risks, the paper notes, the vast majority of water systems nationwide lack both the technology and the funds to filter out forever chemicals.

“It is critical that the EPA start regulating PFAS—now,” David Andrews, the lead author of the study and a senior scientist at EWG, said in a statement. “Every community in the U.S. is likely affected by PFAS contamination, but those living near or downstream from industrial facilities may be more at risk.”

“Our investigation identifies a huge number of potential sources of contamination,” Andrews continued. “It also provides a framework for deciding where and what to test so we can end releases into the environment.”

The paper includes case studies of data available from California and Michigan, which show that PFAS pollution is common at a variety of sites, heightening the importance of widespread testing for forever chemicals in wastewater.

“The results from states like Michigan show there is a wide variety of sources of PFAS in surface water,” said Andrews. “Many landfills and industrial sites release PFAS at detectable concentrations that may exceed state limits or health guidelines for PFAS in water.”

He added that “it is urgent that ongoing releases of PFAS be identified. We need to stop nonessential uses of PFAS and use filters to reduce these compounds from our water.”

Getting forever chemicals out of the country’s water supplies “remains a nationwide challenge,” EWG stressed, “but it’s one that can be met through comprehensive tests of surface water and drinking water, along with tests of wastewater from potential PFAS sources.”

In July, the U.S. House passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021, which would improve the federal oversight and facilitate the cleanup of forever chemicals, but the U.S. Senate has yet to take up the legislation.

Source: Common Dreams

[Pro-Life]

15,000 water wells could be declared illegal in 2022, causing economic chaos
Les Leyne / Times Colonist
OCTOBER 5, 2021 06:00 AM

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-15-000-water-wells-could-be-declared-illegal-in-2022-causing-economic-chaos-1.24362080

There was a pivotal moment in B.C.’s resource management history about five years ago when the Water Sustainability Act was passed.

It brought the management of groundwater into the modern era, to congratulations all around. It set up a regime to regulate, protect and use it fairly. The “once in a generation” bill was going to transform groundwater policy.

The only problem was that scarcely anyone paid any attention to it. Particularly the thousands of individuals, farmers, businesses and entities in rural B.C. who use well water for anything other than domestic purposes, and have been doing so for years.

[Pro-Life]

Orlando Mayor urges residents to limit water usage because liquid oxygen used by treatment plants is being diverted to hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients

• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer asked residents to stop watering lawns and washing cars for a least a week, and the reason tracks back to the COVID-19 surge
• Dyer explained that many COVID-19 patients require liquid oxygen for their treatment, helping them breathe easier
• Nationally and locally the demand for liquid oxygen is high as COVID-19 has surged and many have not been vaccinated
• Dyer said there could be impacts to the water quality if the city doesn't reduce the amount of water it needs to treat
• If the shortage due to COVID-19 gets even worse, that could lead to a citywide boil order

By ALASTAIR TALBOT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:35 EDT, 22 August 2021 | UPDATED: 22:09 EDT, 22 August 2021

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9916911/Florida-mayor-urges-water-limits-COVID-19-surge.html

[Pro-Life]

U.S. declares first Western reservoir water shortage, triggering cuts
By Nichola Groom - August 17, 2021 - 4:21 AM EDT

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-declares-first-ever-shortage-western-reservoir-triggering-water-cuts-2021-08-16/

Infographic: Lake Mead at a low
By Sam Hart
PUBLISHED AUG. 9, 2021

https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-CLIMATE/DROUGHT/dwpkrgbqovm/index.html

[Pro-Life]

The Apocalyptic Drought In The Western U.S. Is Causing Widespread Crop Failures On A Massive Scale - Jul 22, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctr0VfFCVY

[Pro-Life]

Shocking North America drought monitor:

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/NADM/Home.aspx

[Pro-Life]

WATER WARS: Manufactured Drought to cause Food Shortages, Climate Totalitarianism - Premiered Jun 11, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8NDupCAcM

[Pro-Life]

Megadrought Nightmare: No Water For Crops, Horrific Wildfires, Colossal Dust Storms And Draconian Water Restrictions
May 16, 2021 by Michael Snyder

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/megadrought-nightmare-no-water-for-crops-horrific-wildfires-colossal-dust-storms-and-draconian-water-restrictions/

[Pro-Life]

Rising food prices threaten world’s most vulnerable
Richard (Rick) Mills - https://aheadoftheherd.com - May 14, 2021

Conclusion

Nobody wants to see hyper-inflation in North America, where stable prices are the norm, or anywhere else for that matter, but the risk is certainly there.

US food price increases are already at their highest in nine years, and the consumer price index rose the most in April of any 12-month period since 2008.

The situation is particularly bad in the US Southwest which is experiencing the continuation of a 20-year drought that is the worst in 1,200 years.

Among the crops already seeing drought conditions are corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum and cotton. Hay crops and cattle production are also expected to be hit hard.

A lack of snow-melt runoff and precipitation, in an El Nina year made worse by climate change, has left reservoirs at a fraction of their normal levels, endangering millions of people that depend on them including farmers and ranchers that need to irrigate crops/ water herds.

California has already declared a drought emergency in nearly three-quarters of the state, and an official water shortage declaration for the Colorado River basin is expected by June.

Continuing the US (and Canadian) economic recovery is obviously important but it should not come on the backs of the poor who bear the most weight of inflation, particularly increases in food prices.

Government officials need to be aware of how their monetary and fiscal policies are impacting the most vulnerable in society.

[Pro-Life]

Japan Comes Clean, Admits Dumping Fukushima Radioactive Water In Pacific Ocean Is Now "Unavoidable"
BY TYLER DURDEN - FRIDAY, APR 09, 2021 - 08:20 PM

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/japan-comes-clean-admits-dumping-fukushima-radioactive-water-pacific-ocean-now

With nuclear waste and fuel rods still contaminating the area, over one million tons of radioactive waste water continue to seep from the facility, according to The Japan Times, forcing authorities into what Suga describes as the “unavoidable” position of having to dump the water.

Officials claim that the water would be purified to the maximum extent possible, but environmentalist groups like Greenpeace warn that the water contains hazardous material that could damage human DNA and the health of marine life.

[Pro-Life]

Once again, someone tampered with an entire drinking water supply via the internet
Maybe, just maybe, infrastructure shouldn’t be built this way?
By Sean Hollister@StarFire2258 Apr 5, 2021, 4:05pm EDT

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368476/kansas-man-tamper-water-supply-remote-ellsworth-wyatt-travnichek

MAYBE REMOTE ACCESS SHOULDN’T BE A FEATURE OF OUR NATION’S DRINKING WATER SUPPLY

[Pro-Life]

Wall Street Begins Trading Water Futures as a Commodity

E360 DIGEST - DECEMBER 8, 2020

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/wall-street-begins-trading-water-futures-as-a-commodity

Wall Street has begun trading water as a commodity, like gold or oil. The country’s first water market launched on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this week with $1.1 billion in contracts tied to water prices in California, Bloomberg News reported.

The market allows farmers, hedge funds, and municipalities to hedge bets on the future price of water and water availability in the American West. The new trading scheme was announced in September, prompted by the region’s worsening heat, drought, and wildfires fueled by climate change. There were two trades when the market went live Monday.

“Climate change, droughts, population growth, and pollution are likely to make water scarcity issues and pricing a hot topic for years to come,” RBC Capital Markets managing director and analyst Deane Dray told Bloomberg. “We are definitely going to watch how this new water futures contract develops.”

Proponents argue the new market will clear up some of the uncertainty around water prices for farmers and municipalities, helping them budget for the resource. But some experts say treating water as a tradable commodity puts a basic human right into the hands of financial institutions and investors, a dangerous arrangement as climate change alters precipitation patterns and increases water scarcity.

“What this represents is a cynical attempt at setting up what’s almost like a betting casino so some people can make money from others suffering,” Basav Sen, climate justice project director at the Institute for Policy Studies, told Earther. “My first reaction when I saw this was horror, but we’ve also seen this coming for quite some time.”

[Pro-Life]

Hurricane Laura Critically Damages Louisiana Drinking Water Facilities
September 1, 2020 - by Brett Walton

https://www.circleofblue.org/2020/world/hurricane-laura-critically-damages-louisiana-drinking-water-facilities/?mc_cid=a9122ed4e7&mc_eid=5d2f1bfcad

Nearly a week after the Category 4 storm, dozens of water systems are not operating, and about 20 suffered significant damage. It may be weeks before they are repaired.

[Pro-Life]

Is Potable Water The ‘Petroleum Of The Next Century’?

Freshwater is surprisingly rare, and it could result in global hydro inequality and even armed conflict.

JULY 1, 2020|12:56 PM - PAUL BRIAN

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-potable-water-the-petroleum-of-the-next-century/

A phenominal article filled with hyperlinks to sources... this was easily a worthwhile read.

[Pro-Life]

Water crisis:

https://www.transparency.org/news/story/water_crisis

Water. A life-giving force that’s so easily taken for granted. For many of the impoverished communities in South Africa who lack basic sanitation in their homes, accessing clean water for survival is a daily battle.

To remedy the situation, the government has begun an ambitious mulltimillion-dollar project to provide households with tanks to harvest rainwater for cooking and cleaning. But in parts of the country, state officials’ personal interests seem to be derailing progress.

Our anti-corruption centre in South Africa was tipped off about a particular case in the province of KwaZulu-Natal – a region in which the sanitation crisis is at its most critical, and more than 14 per cent of the population live without access to clean drinking water.

According to complaints, tanks in the provice were not being installed properly, leaving some units completely useless and communities without their right to clean water. Further reports said tank installers have been claiming payment for work not done.

Our team started investigating, finding evidence that sub-contractors appointed by the government to install the units didn’t have the capacity to carry out the job.

Among the subcontractors was a company directed by a former government official. Less than a year ago, this same official was responsible for allocating similar contracts to service providers.

This may not seem to be an isolated example – according to South Africa’s human rights commission, the sanitation crisis in KwaZulu-Natal province is due largely to “systemic failures in governance and budgeting, particularly in the implementation of and spending on projects.”

Now we’re putting pressure on the authorities to give answers. To start, officials have committed to paying door-to-door visits to affected households and getting installers to fix tanks at their own cost.

This is a good first step, but it’s not enough. Access to clean and safe water is a basic human right – we want to ensure that real oversight is built into water projects right from the start.

[Pro-Life]

I share the same sentiments... sadly.

[Pro-Life]

Pre-Inca Canal System Uses Hillsides as Sponges to Store Water
By Rachel Fritts 30 December 2019

To prepare for a drier future on Peru’s western coast, researchers are turning to techniques of the past.

https://eos.org/articles/pre-inca-canal-system-uses-hillsides-as-sponges-to-store-water

[Zorro]

Fukushima is an extinction event. No one knows what to do except hide the trruth. We are all dead men walking. Just a matter of time before the entire planet is radioactively poisoned. Not to mention all the crap they put into the atmosphere everday as geo-engineering. The human race is compromised in so many ways it breaks my heart, especially for the children who are our most precious gift and greatest accomplishment, as they are poisoned in body, mind and soul now as the anti-human agenda is carried out. Never thought I would witness what is happeing now. Never in my wildest dreams. I plan to go down fighting and keeping the faith because I know God's will be done and Im OK with that no matter the price.

[Pro-Life]

Fukushima's Radioactive Water Crisis
by Tyler Durden - Mon, 09/16/2019 - 21:05

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/fukushimas-radioactive-water-crisis

Back to Fukushima, there are numerous instances of governmental meddling to hide the truth, starting with passage of the 2013 government secrecy act, The State Secrecy Law, aka: Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (SDS), Act No. 108, which says that civil servants or others who “leak secrets” will face up to 10 years in prison, and those who “instigate leaks,” especially journalists, will be subject to a prison term of up to 5 years. Subsequently, Japan fell below Serbia and Botswana in the Reporters Without Borders 2014 World Press Freedom Index.

Horrifically, at the end of the day, when nuclear goes bad, it takes everyone along on a daunting trip for years and years and more years, outliving life spans but continuing generation after generation, like the 453,391 Chernobyl-radiated-influence children born after the nuclear blowout in 1986. Chernobyl altered their genes before they were born…. Imagine that!

[Pro-Life]

Scientists Warn "Geoengineering" Could Start WW3
by Tyler Durden - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 19:25

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-18/scientists-warn-geoengineering-could-start-ww3

“Stand back and consider: You can’t breathe without inhaling these [metal] particulates [used to reflect the sun’s rays]. They are completely saturating the air column. I assure you, this is building up in all of us. Lab tests prove this with hair, blood and urine . . . they are building up in all of us. Not only is it right here, right now, toxifying every breath we take, it is decimating the earth life support system, the protective layers of the atmosphere and the ozone layer. This is an all-out assault against life. This is being used as a weapon. These programs are not benevolent. In addition to being used as a weapon, climate engineering is being used to mask, and this is very important, it is being used to mask the full severity of climate collapse from the population by confusing and dividing people. . . . They are going to keep covering this up until the last possible moment.” –Dane Wigington

[bwind]

"H2O: A Drop in the Ocean" is an interactive digital experience all about water featuring artificial intelligence that generates interactive content. It is set to revolutionize publishing. The writer artificial intelligence behind it integrates with crowdsourcing so individuals can literally own a piece of the action. Google for it, and check it out!

[bwind]

This new technology called writer artificial intelligence (WAI) is set to revolutionize publishing. It uses computer artificial intelligence to generate interactive content. It integrates with crowd sourcing, so individuals can back it to literally own a piece of the action. This kickstarter "H2O: A Drop in the Ocean" is the first to use WAI to deliver an extraordinarily dynamic text adventure. Check it out, and be sure tell your friends you heard it hear first!

http://aeiouf.com/H2O

Cheers! --Brad

[Pro-Life]

Total Planetary Collapse: The World’s Vertebrate Population Has Fallen By An Average Of 60 Percent Since 1970

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/total-planetary-collapse-the-worlds-vertebrate-population-has-fallen-by-an-average-of-60-percent-since-1970

“We are the first generation to know we are destroying our planet and the last one that can do anything about it.”

[Pro-Life]

These Cities Are About to Run Out of Clean Drinking Water
Lauren Hamer March 22, 2018

https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/these-cities-are-about-to-run-out-of-clean-drinking-water.html/

[Pro-Life]

Water Wars Loom: UN Warns 5 Billion People Will Face Civilizational Threat By 2050
by Tyler Durden Tue, 03/20/2018 - 18:35

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-20/water-wars-loom-un-warns-5-billion-people-will-face-civilational-threat-2050

[Pro-Life]

Rick Rule: "Water Is The Most Mispriced Commodity In The World"
by Tyler Durden Sun, 02/25/2018 - 15:30

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-25/rick-rule-water-most-mispriced-commodity-world

[Pro-Life]

Water is the softest thing...

[Pro-Life]

US Drought Monitor:

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

[Pro-Life]

Are You One Of The 170 Million Americans Drinking Radioactive Tap Water?
by Tyler Durden Mon, 01/15/2018 - 20:00

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-15/are-you-one-170-million-americans-drinking-radioactive-tap-water

In 158 public water systems serving some 276,000 Americans in 27 states, the EWG found that radium exceeded the federal legal ceiling for radium-226 and radium-228.

[Pro-Life]

US Drought Monitor:

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

[Pro-Life]

7 Reasons We Face a Global Water Crisis
By Leah Schleifer

https://www.ecowatch.com/global-water-crisis-2476617234.html

[Pro-Life]

Over 267 Toxins Found in Public Tap Water
August 08, 2017

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/08/toxins-found-in-public-tap-water.aspx

Hundreds of Chemicals Are Likely in Your Tap Water

EWG analyzed data from U.S. agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on drinking water tests conducted from 2010 to 2015. The tests came from nearly 50,000 water utilities in 50 states and tested for 500 different contaminants. In all, 267 were detected, including:2

~ 93 linked to an increased risk of cancer
~ 78 associated with brain and nervous system damage
~ 63 connected to developmental harm to children or fetuses
~ 38 that may cause fertility problems
~ 45 linked to hormonal disruption

[Pro-Life]

Edible water bottles:

https://www.facebook.com/humansofthefuture/videos/801029490054732/

[Pro-Life]

Beyond 2016 I Seth Siegel, “Solving the Global Water Crisis”

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[Pro-Life]

Water Crisis 2017

Published on Jan 7, 2017
This is the most important video I have made to date.

In this teaser video we talk about the current water crisis that we are facing in South Africa. We believe that there are two sides to every story and want to to investigate further into the current untapped water supply which lies beneath table mountain and surrounds.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cape-town-water-crisis-2017-film-movie#/

[Pro-Life]

What Nobody Wants To Say About Our Water Crisis

[Pro-Life]

H2WOE India's Water Crisis: A Warning To The World
Published on Aug 21, 2016

Watch more films about India: https://rtd.rt.com/tags/india/

The Indian state of Punjab is undergoing a severe water crisis. Once an agricultural leader in India, it’s now turning into a desert. Farmers and other rural dwellers are going bankrupt over the need to pay for water delivered from other regions. In this drastic situation, the number of suicides has skyrocketed, but the authorities deny that people are killing themselves over the water shortage.

Water has become a luxury for the people in the Indian state of Punjab. Thousands of villages here rely on water deliveries from elsewhere. People have to pay exorbitant prices for water that their state once had in abundance. Farmers can no longer afford to grow food, their crops are dying and they are left with enormous debts. The devastation has led many to take their own lives. Meanwhile the authorities turn a blind eye to the mass suicides.

The reasons behind the crisis are a combination of an unintended consequence of the green revolution in India and global climate change. The agricultural infrastructure built by the government is not effective. Traditional methods of gathering and preserving rainwater offer rural dwellers some relief, but cease to be sufficient during a drought.

The drastic water shortage dictates people’s lives here, with many spending significant amounts of their time on obtaining water: whether it be queueing for a tanker, waiting their turn at a half-dried well or digging reservoirs by hand in the hope of collecting some rainwater. To ensure their families’ survival, they come up with desperate arrangements – such as polygamous marriages; and have to prioritise what to spend their precious water on. RT Doc crew visits the sun-scorched Punjab to see with their own eyes how the task of obtaining water for their households became a matter of life or death for the people living there.