{"id":155,"date":"2018-04-15T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T13:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.hofferplastics.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:21:44","slug":"the-world-will-run-out-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofferplastics.com\/resonations-newsletter\/the-world-will-run-out-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Will Run Out of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-534313555-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 48th annual Earth Day commemorated on April 22nd\u00a0reminds us that\u00a0an ongoing supply of clean, safe water is not guaranteed.\u00a0In fact, this precious commodity is very much at risk.\u00a0In this issue, learn about global water challenges and what innovators\u00a0are doing to address them.<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics from the United Nations:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>By 2025, 1.8 Billion people worldwide will live in regions that face absolute water scarcity<\/li>\n<li>By 2030, worldwide demand for water will exceed supply by 40%.<\/li>\n<li>The cost to address this is estimated at $1.8 Trillion over the next 20 years<\/li>\n<li>Almost one-tenth of the global disease burden could be prevented by improving water supply, sanitation, hygiene and management of water resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Water scarcity is driven by both natural and human causes.\u00a0To name a few:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Overuse (on people, land, agriculture, manufacturing, others)<\/li>\n<li>Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Distance from source to need\n<ul>\n<li>Fact:\u00a0&lt;\u00a01% of the world&#8217;s fresh water is readily accessible for direct human use. (Source:\u00a0United Nations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drought and other climate effects<\/li>\n<li>Political\/Governmental stalemates over potential access areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Solutions: Areas of Focus for Innovators and Leaders<\/h3>\n\t<strong>Using Less<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>FLUID has produced a learning water meter that helps users know how, when, and where they&#8217;re using water.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s also a mobile app that will display how much water is used by showers, flushes, laundry, dishwashing, lawn irrigation and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FLUID-Smart-Water-Meter-System-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"FLUID-Smart-Water-Meter-System\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"FLUID-Smart-Water-Meter-System\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<strong>Reusing Wastewater<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Fact:\u00a080% of waste water flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused (Source:\u00a0United Nations)<\/li>\n<li>Hoffer Plastics Corporation saves 1.3 million gallons of water annually through its investment in a water filtration and re-use system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/iStock-886183554-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-886183554\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"iStock-886183554\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<strong>Addressing the water\/energy relationship<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambrian Innovation developed \u201cEcovolt,\u201d process that simultaneously treats water and generates biogas energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EcoVolt-Reactor_Headworks-e1440535431639-300x169.png\" alt=\"EcoVolt-Reactor_Headworks-e1440535431639\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"EcoVolt-Reactor_Headworks-e1440535431639\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<strong>The Alliance for Water Stewardship<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sets global standards for water stewardship, metrics, and best practices. 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