The scientists said the locale was almost certainly a primordial lake bed, rich in clay minerals, where the water many eons ago wasn't too salty or alkaline for life to thrive.
But he says that due to a lack of water, many people have been using buckets of water instead.
Michael Klein: First of all the notion that private water - water provided by private providers is somehow more expensive than state water provided that in many cases is not true, there are some cases in the world the state owned water companies that are very efficient in many other cases there are private water companies that are very efficient, so once again it's case-by-case.
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Now, however, it seems that the water in many of these wells has been contaminated by arsenic in the surrounding rock.
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Butte La Rose , which measures some 20 feet, is under water and many of its residents are gone.
In this region, most homes are well above water and many businesses--in everything from agriculture and energy to manufacturing and high-end business services--remain on solid footing.
Like frogs boiling in water, many Americans have grown complacent.
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Aid organizations inside Zimbabwe warn that the contagious disease is spreading fast since raw sewage from burst pipes near the capital, Harare, flowed into wells, rivers and streams, the only source of drinking water for many Zimbabweans.
Lower home prices will send more mortgages under water and force many more homes into foreclosure.
Price the stuff sensibly and correctly, and many water shortages would swiftly disappear.
Even if the world manages to limit depletion, many water-related problems will persist.
As our article explains, many water problems have global causes: population growth, climate change, urbanisation and, especially, changing diets.
Its rough horseshoe-shaped lip spans nearly two miles and is dotted with islands, dividing the curtain of water into as many as 300 separate cascades.
Water levels in many reservoirs and lakes have plummeted to less than half their capacity due to the region's driest start to the year since 1929.
Tourism demand has increased water stress on many Caribbean Islands.
But first, across the US, land managers are trying to find ways to slow down the loss of open space and water sources, many of them threatened by rampant development.
If people in Baghdad don't have electricity or water, which many, many don't, how can we expect a political process to take a real stronghold if these basic services are not restored?
The continued gutting of the SRFs further highlights the need for a dedicated source of federal funding to help ensure that community water systems receive the funds necessary to modernize and maintain aging water systems, many of which are over a century old.
This publication summarizes various recent policy documents and international conference reports on the subject of water resources management, many of which stress the urgent need for action to address declining global water security.
As a user of tens of billions of gallons of water in its food and beverage operations globally, including in many nations facing water shortages, PepsiCo has recently adopted a water policy dedicated to fulfilling the human right to water as defined by the United Nations.
Undoubtedly the crisis is being exacerbated by climate change, which is resulting in increasing water stress in poor communities in many parts of the tropics currently facing water insecurity.
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While municipal water utilities are required to provide public reports of test results, bottled-water makers are not. (On the other hand, well water, which is found in many rural areas, isn't regulated as water provided by towns and cities is.) So although you may fork over a pretty penny for bottled water, that doesn't mean it's any better than what's coming out of your faucet.
However, lose just one case and it becomes the chatter around every water cooler and in many emails.
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Of the many other water-saving measures China might take, all require money.
However, many communicable water borne diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, etc arise when bore wells are not adequately maintained and remained uncovered.
It has stabilised the economy, built a million houses, brought water and electricity to many who lacked it before, and provided a safety-net for many poor families through old-age pensions.
Sam Johnson, a landscape contractor in Atlanta, says that, because of the additional uses, he's now building about four times as many residential water features as he did five years ago.
Our geography, our history, our culture, our climate, the talents of our people can be unleashed to create extraordinary opportunities in tourism, in trade, in industry, in energy, in water, in so many areas.
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