And she was still going back and forth with the state department of water resources for her drinking water sampling and testing plan.

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In addition, EPA's and USDA's relevant authorities cover a range of natural resources and their supporting ecosystems, including waters, sediments, barrier islands, wetlands, soils, land management, air resources, and drinking water supplies.

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Through its Water for Life Decade (2005-2015), the United Nations is working to meet the Millennium Development Goals to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015 and to put a stop to the unsustainable exploitation of water resources.

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Ms. JOSIE McKINLEY (Poseidon Resources): The water goes in through the unit and it will then pull the drinking water through the center.

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