Seventy percent of the Earth is covered in oceans, but humanityâs water needs are met by less than one percent of the planetâs total water in the form of aquifers or snowpack-fed rivers. We pump it from the ground, treat it, drink it or spray it on crops, and dispose of it. With global population expected to exceed 10 billion by 2050 and water scarcity a critical challenge, itâs time to rethink that model.
The National Alliance for Water Innovation is focused on treatment and reuse technologies for nontraditional water sources. Examples are municipal wastewater, seawater, meat- and dairy- processing wastewater, and agricultural-drainage water.
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