Recent Water News
Credit: time.com
Flint, Michigan Crisis -
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When Flint, Michigan had made the decision to switch its water supply system from Detroit’s system to Flint River, temporarily while building a water pipeline to Lake Huron, as a resort to save money, it ended with disaster.
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Flint River had received so much waste from meat plants, factories, sewage, and etc.
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The river was highly corrosive, and with the officials failure to treat the water, lead seeped through the aged pipes and into the average civilians water.
India’s Crisis -
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As one of the 17 countries under high stress for water, the demand for water has only risen.
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Neglect of water resources in India further worsens conditions and raises demand for more sanitary water. There have even been protests regarding this issue.
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Elderly citizens comment on how old areas that had ponds or lakes had been destroyed due to urbanization.
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The lack of water also results from the constant use of groundwater. Once it is gone at a certain depth in the ground, the civilians only continue to dig further and further in hopes of obtaining some amount of groundwater.
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Short 3-minute video explaining India’s Crisis→ https://www.bbc.com/news/av/embed/p07h32rh/49232374
Bulgaria’s Crisis -
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Government corruption and neglect is another case of the mismanagement of water seen in Bulgaria earlier this year.
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Despite knowing that the drinking water for up to 100,000 people would be affected, Bulgaria’s environment minister still allowed for the water to go to industrial facilities.
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https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/25/bulgaria-residents-in-pernik-protest-about-water-shortages
NY Times Water Stress - August 6, 2019
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17 countries around the world were under high water stress.
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This entails that these countries relied heavily on the groundwater, and did not \ have to control to save it for times in need like droughts.
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In Chennai, India, the thirsty residents find themselves lacking the groundwater they need after using so much of it for so many years.
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By 2030, the number of countries to be labeled as high stress countries is expected to rise up to 45 countries.
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/06/climate/world-water-stress.html
