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Water Worries
Waste Not, Want Not
Neil Macleod
took over as head of Durban Metro Water Services in 1922
repairing and replacing water pipes
turned to water recycling
installed tanks in homes and apartments to provide 190 liters of water a day free to each household
Sandra Postel
leading authority on freshwater issues
director of the Global Water Policy Project
water conservation is where the big gains are to be made
La Mancha in south central Spain
River Los Ojos dried up in 1984
plants and wildlife have disappeared
in past 40 years explosion of well digging
diverted water from rivers and streams
number of wells from 1500 to official count of 21000
global problem
how to balance human needs with nature
1.2B people drink unclean water
more than 5 million people die each year
pumping water out faster to be replenished
2.5B lack toilet paper or waste disposal systems
A hero in a thirsty Land
Rajendra Singh
villagers don't have a proper dam to catch water
Singh org. provide the engineering advice and materials
want to manage rain in India in traditional ways