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Thursday, March 24, 2005

Industrial water concerns and issues

As always water is a major concern. Most of the time we only look at things on our level, where we are impacted. This means we are concerned when we don't have the water to clean ourselves, our possessions, water our yards, and recreate in. Our concern is rarely on what we need to do to reduce water usage, we leave that to industry and various business owners. There is a web site that looks beyond the individual concerns. There is a company that operates in Puerto Rico that has taken into account the surrounding area and the community of people surrounding them. They recognized that they were having problems with the fresh water supply and not only did they work to create a solution to their problem, but they expanded to cover the local area. This company has shown inventiveness in finding solutions and stretching beyond their boundaries. Another company has also shown a desire to help be part of the solution and not the problem. This company has acknowledged that they are a major user of water resources, both in the production of their products and as consumers use them. They have done much work to reduce their water usage, however, they have not stopped there. They are working to create solutions to consumer water use. They are working on developing products that use less or no water and are encouraging consumers to use less. This is an example of people working to solve problems, sometimes before they exist. They are working on helping us to keep the type of life style that we expect. I also see the potential for expansion into other areas. With products that require little or no water areas of the world who are suffering from water shortages may be able to enjoy some of the amenities that we take for granted here. I applaud those companies who are working to solve their problems beyond the average solution and who are working to expand those solutions into other lives.

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