 New Water for our Nation: Increased drought, severe weather events, population growth, and industry expansion has left the nation in search of ‘new water’. In recent years states as well as industries have gone to court over water right issues. This conflict will continue to increase as the agriculture, energy, manufacturing, ecology, and water sectors battle over who needs water the most, and who gets it first. Despite this struggle, our nation’s policy development and national spending focus has been centered on two issues; energy and the economy. However, the energy-economic equation is missing a key variable; water. To ensure the value of water is considered in this equation, NVOC has been investigating and quantifying energy reduction achievable through water resource management projects. By combining the concepts of water and energy conservation, and in turn economic gain, NVOC strives to ensure that ‘new water’ is found through efficient water use practices and policies. |
|
Access to Water is not Enough: Throughout the world there is a mass rural exodus do to depleting water resources, land degradation, and wont of more opportunities. However, the negative impacts of this rural to urban shift are greatest in developing nations where infrastructure is unable to support and keep up with the population influx. We repeatedly hear the statistics: more than 1 billion people live without access to clean drinking water and over 2 billion people have inadequate access to sanitation. Efforts aimed at providing increased access to safe drinking water often omit the technical and educational components that ensure conservation and the ability to sustain the newly tapped water resource. This results in leaking pipelines, abandonment of former good conservation habits, and poor water use practices. NVOC focuses on providing technical support and education to ensure the sustainable use of water resources. |
 Solutions are Local: Every aspect of life depends on water availability, yet all human activity affects water sustainability. Communities around the world, whether rich or poor, urban or rural, developed or undeveloped are suffering from water resource issues including: depleting water supplies, severe flooding, and pollution, from a multitude of sources. Although global climate change is compounding many of these problems, solutions cannot be developed on a global level. Each community is responsible for protecting and ensuring the future of their own water resources. NVOC is dedicated to providing solutions and recommendations for action that can be implemented at a local level. Check out what you can do to Get Involved!
|
|
