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Executive DirectoY s PeYSpective <br />RESHWATER and ENERGY issues rank high on any list of global, regional, and even local concerns these <br />days, but there is little or• no focus on the vital links between the two. <br />As freshwater supplies are delivered over longer distances, distributed in ever-growing networks of pipes and <br />reservoirs, and intensively treated and conditioned, energy dependence and consumption has increased <br />geometrically <br />At the same time, energy production and distribution consumes or contaminates more freshwater resources <br />than any other industry except agriculture. <br />The continuing separate focus and study of each of these two obviously linked systems must be the result of a <br />"specialization" bias in our society and in the science and engineering sectors particularly. Just as the old shoe <br />"economy of scale' has outlived its universal application and is giving way to "distributed" utility concepts, so <br />too must the separated view give way to a linked approach to freshwater and energy issues. <br />As. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute has said in recent articles and lectures, freshwater studies and <br />improvement efforts must focus on how well, not simply on how much freshwater is used. <br />Distributed energy relies mostly on renewable sources and combined heat and power systems that require <br />little or no water corisulnption or contamination. <br />Atthe same time, distributed water and wastewater on-site~reuse systemaeliminate dependency on ~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~r <br />water grids, and reduce energy consumption. ~- <br />C?nce ~lZFS1 TV~f~~{'fR-T ~t~,R( Y°l~T_k~ ?re-expgsed to study azid ~ ri~;i,lri,ilioli, distrihiif i~, ~~:".~ f~ iu ~~:1~ : ~~;I,if ~~ <br />1flllriC~~l~lit' III.~__~~HI!'7,111~'E'.J~~i~)~~~lf~~e ~~~t7t1~C1Ttt0lTlO~fr~f+~~( .'}„l~E.ll .~.II1~~'~~1~~"I~~~Ct7l~~t'Ikl~ <br />;- <br />F , <br />i; ~ . ~ - ., <br />r Y <br />l~'xC,C~l7t[3'(~ ~ ~I~II~I ~~~~ <br />The Freshwater Society Darns <br />e assi o oval r ee <br />he Freshwater Society is sad to <br />announce the loss of one of its staff <br />members, Ronald Gnmdeen, who <br />passed away on July 30th from a short, <br />courageous battle with cancer. Ronald <br />worked part time in the maintenance <br />department of the Gray Freshwater <br />Center for 3 years. He was a very <br />dedicated worker who exuded many <br />fine qualities as an employee and as a <br />person. Ronald was a polite and caring <br />man who was always positive and <br />jovial. He was a very loving husband <br />to Joy and devoted father to Susan, <br />Jennifer, Mike, Warren, and Faith. <br />Previous to his employment for the <br />Freshwater Society, Ronald worked 41 <br />years with Northwestern Bell/US West. <br />He will always be remembered and <br />deeply missed by those who knew him. <br />FACETS September 2004 <br />Ronald Grundeen <br />