Q1 Water shortage has drastically changed over the past decades; this drastic change is not only experienced in the United States of America but the whole World. There are several reasons behind the sharp the drastic change on water supply, today, water is very scarce, this in evident in major towns across the United States, California is a good example (Michael, 2014).
Reasons behind the acute water shortage in the 21st century are, sharp rise in the total population, high consumption, both at domestic and industrial level and the continual destruction of the environment and catchment areas (Wellington, 2012). All these factors put together, leads to acute water shortage not only in America but the whole World.
Water is a very crucial commodity, in its very nature, it supports all forms of life. Therefore, water plays a very important role in human life, nonetheless, it extents to the whole society, a society cannot exist without human beings, most importantly, water does this by supporting life of each and every member of a society (Michael, 2014). Water supports social life through water sports, navigation and drinking. Its shortage affects people in various ways, basically, water is used for drinking, bathing, washing and cooking, without water; all these activities cannot be carried out.
Human life can be meaningless without water, it’s the most basic unit for any given life form. Despite water forming the largest percentage of the surface of the earth, about 71%, it’s still in short supply. Water shortage is greatly experienced in mainland, furthermore, water is Oceans cannot be used directly; it needs processing, a very expensive venture, nonetheless, piping it is also very expensive. People greatly rely on inland water for both commercial and domestic use (Wellington, 2012).
Q 2. Water shortage is considered the number one global issue, without it, the human race will be completely wiped out. Over the recent years, water problem is not only experienced in the United States of America alone but the whole World, Africa and Asia for example is hardly hit (Michael, 2014). It’s a calamity that calls for collective responsibility; everyone needs to be reasonable in the way they use and conserve water; every drop counts!
At the local level, people need to protect the water sources and catchment areas, plant more trees and avoid land dereliction. These should be insinuated regionally and nationally, at the national level, commercial houses not to control the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere. The regional levels should come up with policies that aim at controlling water use and water pollution. The environment is the only source of water, destroying the environment is actually destroying our water sources (Wellington, 2012).
The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972, through its provisions made it unlawful for an individual to discharge any form of a pollutant into a water source that is navigable, unless he has a valid permit from the relevant authorities. Nonetheless, the Clean Water Act of 1972, recognized the planning needs to address the critical problems caused by non-point source pollution (Wellington, 2012).
Works Cited.
Michael J. Cole, (2014). Water Shortage in the United States of America. A Planning and Strategies Journal. James Wiley and Sons Publishers. Upper Saddle River, United States Of America.
Wellington Roberts, (2012). Measures to Combat Water Shortage in California. A Guide Book. James Wiley and Sons Publishers. Routledge, United States of America.
