Running Dry

its amazing that ANYONE would dispute the fact that this isnt happening- my gawd what lame a*s would even begin to think that our natural resources are unlimited- maybe the others making comments are proof of the mindsets who have run this country into the ground thinking that someboby else will take this serious!!

Did you know that it takes 8 fresg gallons of water just to make one on the grocery store shelf? Bottles water (Corporate Water) is bad for the environment and it is toxic. The only solution is to make your own healthy water. The website www.ReverseAgingWater.com offers a variety of water machines that turn ordinary tap water into life giving healing water full of natural anti-oxidants and oxygen, and nuetralizes disease causing acid in the body. Water that naturally balances the bodies PH, that is very important to avoid disease and age related illness. Re-Use and Refill, save your health and the environment at the same time. Stop getting ripped off by these bottling companies and take control of your own water supply.

Based on the last three comments, we've got readers that act like ostriches burying their heads in the sand, hippos wading in pools, and doo-doos vying for extinction. Does the word Darfur mean anything to these people? Lack of water is a very serious thing, and the cost of water is the least of the problems. Without water, we've got death, disease, and famine (crops and livestock need water too, remember?). We need to get real on this problem. If Lake Mead's ability to replenish itself has changed, that's a huge wake up call -- and the ditto-heads need to stop dittoing Rush and grow a neuron.

Based on the last three comments, we've got readers that act like ostriches burying their heads in the sand, hippos wading in pools, and doo-doos vying for extinction. Does the word Darfur mean anything to these people? Lack of water is a very serious thing, and the cost of water is the least of the problems. Without water, we've got death, disease, and famine (crops and livestock need water too, remember?). We need to get real on this problem. If Lake Mead's ability to replenish itself has changed, that's a huge wake up call -- and the ditto-heads need to stop dittoing Rush and grow a neuron.

We are guessing that whomever thought it was "cost efficient" to tear-down old casino's in Las Vegas and build new "resorts", that would require more water usage weren't thinking about the end result. Building resorts that will have larger / multiple pools (both indoor and outdoor), and "spas". Oh, and don't those fancy indoor waterfalls and fountains. Guest rooms (bungalows) with multiple bathrooms and hot tubs. Sure, they will charge more money and it will help pay the utilities but that won't fix the shortage. THERE NEEDS TO BE RE-TRAINING OF HOW WE, THE PEOPLE, DO THIINGS. Using hand sanitizer or "wipes" after we use the restroom. Use a dixie cup with water in it to brush our teeth and rinse with mouthwash. Taking quick showers (just get in and wash and rinse and get out) or switching to baths. The list goes on of things that could be thought of ...........people just need to do what is right, to help or else they will be relocating to another City /State. THERE ARE PLENTY OF ENGINEERS THROUGHTOUT THE U.S., THAT COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO "MOVE/PIPE" WATER FROM NORTHERN STATES TO THE COLORADO RIVER SO THAT WE ALL COULD SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY. Posted by Sheryl and Chris Cooper of KCK; frequent visitors of Las Vegas. sheryl_bonus@yahoo.com

What ever happened to common sense?... We have the "inconvienient truth" global warming fools telling us "see, this is what comes from CO2, blah blah blah..." They push an agenda but tell me this... if the everglades are drying, is it due to the excessive number of people encroaching its boundaries flushing toilets, watering lawns and filling swimming pools?... Is Atlanta's plight for water and the surrounding states based on the fact that the population has outpaces natures ability to replenish? is putting all this concrete and tar on the earths surface prohibited runnoff versus absorbsion of rain? Why is the Colorado river a trickel at the end.... to much consuption or drought? go to http://kerfuffles.vodpod.com/video/194663-global-warming-debunked and get a different perspective. in the meantime... plenty of water and nice weather here in upstate NY....

I think it's too early to tell whether water will be a problem by 2021. Too much goes on this country every minute. The worst that could happen is the price of bottled water will go up. If there's a shortage of water people and animals will die of thirst or something. The nice parks and neigborhood lawns will dry up. Where will people take their kids and dogs? So, smaller families. Water may become part of the NASDAQ. Who knows. If the rivers and lakes run dry there's always the oceans. They cover 70% of the Earth. I don't know much about it. It's all about what people need. That's all. There will probably be other epidemics before this one gets serious. Right now it's the 'national security' issue. Even if the water table does remain stable it will probably become too contaminated to use, by 2021. If people weren't so optimistic about using the earth's resources these things wouldn't be happening. People just aren't tuned into nature and what it has to offer. Too many other things to do in life besides have a pure, cool, drink of water or a shower on a hot day. Of course there's always keeping a nice lawn to keep up with the Joneses. And so on.

Jami has brought a grave challenge to light that might put large portion of human beings into extremely difficult sitution, if nothing is done now. For this he deserves appreciation of highest order.

It seems that almost every region in the US is experiencing the effects of near historical low water levels - whether it be lakes, rivers, reservoirs, etc. Some are obviously worse than others. Even though the US sits on one of the largest supplies of fresh water in the world - the "Great Lakes" - this collective body of water is not the solution. Check out the NOAA website that documents historical lake levels. We are currently in a downward trend (consider Lake Michigan as one example) that is maintaining itself near the historical low for an extended period of time never seen before. Is this just normal fluctuation? Doesn't seem likely. The Great Lakes region is already experiencing the same issue as the rest of the country. Of course, it is unlikely that this would ever be reported to the general public. Can you imagine the impact if America's greatest natural resource is realized to be in jeopardy? I could draw an absurd, but maybe understandable comparison - let's surmise for a moment - what if it is proven that UFO's exist? Do we think there would be a significant degree of national uncertainty and panic? Most likely, yes.. A parallell line of reasoning can be drawn. What if we finally realize that the life giving water of the Great Lakes will come to an end in a relatively short period of time? Uncertainty? Panic? Regret? Why didn't somebody tell us about this sooner? We could have prevented this tragedy! Think for a moment - inland rivers, lakes, reservoirs are all being shown in the media having very low water levels. Has anyone heard any report of the decling level of the Great Lakes? ............................The water supply is not unlimited and it doesn't seem reasonable to tap the lakes to replace future "lost" water supplies throughout the US or North America. Overall, this is certainly a forboding national crisis that will have global ramifications. I don't have any solutions. It seems the problem is not receiving the attention it deserves. Why does it seem our "representatives" don't appear to be concerned with this issue? re-election? corporate "hush" money"? low I.Q.? It's wonderful that there is some dialogue and I truly appreciate all points of view. I may be wrong and would like nothing more than to be so. However, I have one request - block out all the BS - consider this: water levels are dropping - this is not an isolated occurance - everyone can still turn on their faucet for a glass of water - no problem right? - what happens when you turn your faucet and you get nothing but stale air? - is it a problem then? - let's wait to see if somebody thinks forward - hmmmm - by then it will probably be too late.

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