Dry is the goal as United Parcel Service Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and other companies in the Atlanta area rally to cut water use in response to the region's most extreme drought since at least the 1920s. Metropolitan Atlanta, which has added more new residents than any other U.S. city since 2000, may face limits on growth if the shortage persists, business officials said. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
more reality checks - running out of municipal water effects more than the lawn: poultry industry, airlines, golf courses, UPS, soft drink industry, landscaping industry layoffs and related industries effected. The US is profligate in use of resources. Other municipalities need to take this into account when trying to attract people and businesses, in smart growth planning.
The article is all about reiterating things that The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia's Governors, and executives of big companies have said and done to reduce the water consumption among them, and to encourage Georgians themselves to reduce their consumption. Also the article sources almost all of its statements.
This is the right idea: reduce consumption and then save time, energy, and money in cleaning and filtering impure water for use, while retaining reservoirs of clean water that wouldn't have to be excessively filtered.
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