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' r-v <br />~~ ~ ~ - <br />t~ quarterly i~ews(ettet- fair m:~~i~~~l~~~r~~>»cl(~ iri~~j~ ~~rl{~t~ I f~~~~,h«~~~l~~r S~~ciety <br />,; ~- F- _ <br />~, <br />_ _ ~_~ [; _ <br />~._ _~----__-_------__._.__.. __ - _ - _---- --- - - ~ 1--~-- <br />e °ar- _ L;'c~lttnte 2~1, No. 2 ~` ~ ~~ ~ 4~:~ : `~6' <br /> <br />i <br />i1 child dies every - 15 <br />seconds ~ .from ~>>ater-related <br />di~~~ases. rl'#iis amcntnts tci <br />nearly f~000. deaths, or the <br />equidalent of 2Q jitinbo jets <br />crashiT~~;; e~ Eery da~~. <br />=~ <br />'_~~~~ ~~ ~ a~ _~ <br />Frotri the ExecutiveDiiector ~...::2 <br />Tlie,Freshwatec Society Mourns. <br />the Passin of Ronald. Grundcen :, 2 <br />freshwater Society and TPT <br />Partner~to Stop Ttivaders ._..~....:3 <br />Guide to Lake 1'rotectiori ant <br />Nletia~etnPnt ...:.....:. . ..... 3 <br />(,u~crncrrs<ancl I'remiersl~l~~cc <br />tii I'n~t~~~t C;ir,tt Lake Wan't` ...: 1 <br />C iliirn'~ Gui~ic~ i~~ [~ocitl i ;ut~i <br />U~~r l'I.tiutin~ - .... <br />I)iil: (,ray"a I'.itislciird5 <br />~~1lrmhr•r~liit' Iurot :........... <br />r r <br />lj~he risk of wars being fought <br />over water is rising because of <br />..''"~ explosive global population <br />growth and widespread complacency, <br />scientists explained at the World Water <br />Week conference held recently in <br />Stockholm, Sweden. <br />"We've had oil wars," said <br />Professor William Mitsch. "That's <br />happened in our lifetime. Water wars <br />are possible-" <br />Scientists at the conference said <br />ignorance and complacency are <br />widespread in wealthier countries. <br />"I don't know what will shake <br />these regions out of complacency <br />other than the fact there will be <br />droughts, pestilence, and wars that <br />break out over water rights," said <br />Mitsch, Professor of Natural Resources <br />at Ohio State University. <br />Continuing on our present path <br />will mean more conflict, stated a <br />report by International Water <br />Management Institute. With the <br />world's population growing at <br />exponential rates, there is extreme <br />pressure on water supplies to provide <br />drinking water and food. In 2025 <br />there will be an additional 2 billion <br />people to feed and these will be in <br />urban areas, according to the <br />International Water Institute. <br />The scientists at the conference <br />concluded the answer to the growing <br />water crisis is sustained investment in <br />infrastructure. An estimated $80 <br />billion was invested each year in the <br />water sector, but this figure needed to <br />at least double, according to the <br />International Water Institute. <br />!~"1'liC~lYl~ ~~t <br />~li~at~r-P®~luts®n <br />ure t® ~®S\/~ ~ <br />Pr®blern <br />Communities across America are cleaning <br />up their water -and saving money <br />with "low-impact development." <br />icture the grime of city streets -oil <br />and grease from cars and trucks; pet <br />waste; trash and litter; sediment and <br />debris from construction sites; road salt, <br />lawn products and a mix of toxic <br />chemicals. Now picture the same streets <br />after a rainstorm. Sure, they look <br />cleaner, but the debris and <br />contaminants haven't just disappeared <br />-they've been swept through street <br />drains and underground pipes then <br />washed directly into the nearby river, <br />lake, or wetland. <br />Wherever humans have paved or <br />built over the natural world, dirty <br />rainwater tends to run straight into <br />our waterways, contaminating the <br />water, destroying habitat and <br />damaging property. Known as urban <br />runoff, this type of pollution can have <br />serious consequences, from fouling <br />drinking water to closing beaches and <br />poisoning shellfish beds. The U.S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency now <br />considers urban runoff and pollution <br />I QZL1-Impact De-vetopfnent contznared an page 5 <br />