The World's Population Will Face A Severe Shortage Of Water

The states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio are mainly known for their auto industries, but automobiles aren’t the only thing these states specialize in. For starters, Michigan has a growing industry in technology. Technology just happened to be one of the top five industries fueling Michigan’s economy. This industry is supported by their unrivaled epic center for research and development. The research and development center is where work is directed towards the innovation, introduction, and improvement of products and processes. When dealing with technology, water technology is a necessity because it aids greatly in Michigan’s ever improving agricultural industry. The agricultural industry brings in $101billion to Michigan’s economy which

Nestle the water bottling company pumps out water from a well located in Aberfoyle, which is 3.2 kilometres from Guelph’s southern boundary. Nestle produced around 762 million litres of water, that is approximately 2.1 million litres a day, on average. A 2015 report says that was only 58% of the amount they were permitted to take in the latest five-year provincial license. Guelph city Hall, says there are “limits to the available groundwater to satisfy Guelph’s future water supply needs.” Guelph city Hall says at the rate Nestle is pumping out the aquifer it can affect and trouble the city’s future water

In this clever, perspective broadening work of narrative journalism Elizabeth Royte she poses a whirlwind of thought provoking questions. Who really has the right to any of the water? What happens when a corporate bottling company preys on an unfavorable source? Should we have to pay for water when it is a natural resource that is worldwide? Is the stuff coming from the tap completely safe? How many chemicals are dumped in to make it “clean”

The story Thirst reflects on how global corporations like Nestle, Suez, and Veolia are rapidly purchasing local water sources such as lakes, streams, and springs. Those companies are also taking control of public water services. While trying to privatize and turn a larger profit off of water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, have gone “under the table” to make deals and undermined the democratic process by trying to deny citizens a voice in fundamental decisions about their most essential public resource. The authors ' Thirst explain the emergence of a controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas. The three followed water privatization battles across the United States from California to Massachusetts and from Georgia to Wisconsin, documenting the rise of public opposition to corporate control of water resources. These towns find it hard to balance a budget, so when large companies come in and offer to control the water the town looks at it as a major way to cut costs, but what it ends up costing is much more.

“Nestle in Michigan” is a video clip on YouTube about the Nestle corporations bottled water plants with a primary focus being on the plant located in Stanwood, Michigan (Menzies, 2010). Nestle has a 99 year lease on property that only cost them $63,000, “they received $10 million in tax abatements”, and they are pumping water at a rate of 218 gallons per minute (down from the original 450 gallons per minute) (Menzies, 2010). In other words, Nestle is pumping dangerously large amounts of water that is free to them as property owners, selling it for a profit, and not being subjected to the same tax as other land owners.

At the beginning of 21st century, droughts and contamination of water around the world were having a huge impact on the quality of life, a decrease of crop production, decrease in drinkable water, and the economy as a whole. In Flint, Michigan, the corrosion of water pipes (resulting from a switch in the water supply) lead to a contamination of the water. Lead seeped into the water, then E. Coli was found, and later on, Flint’s water failed to pass the standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Act when byproducts of chemical purifiers were found. Flint still does not have full access to clean drinking water (Kennedy, 2016). At times like these, people need a way to cheaply purify and, sometimes, desalinate water so they can survive. For most

At the start of the film, we learn about a small town in Maine whose water supply was quietly taken over by Nestle. Nestle could take as much of the water as they wanted for free, and then could package it and sell back to the people of Maine for a thousand times more than the price of tap water. The company eventually got so greedy, that it took sole control of the town’s water supply, and switched the municipal water

Water bottling companies have been under fire recently in Ontario as citizens complain about the minuscule amount their water is being sold for. Further research reveals that Ontario’s current policies may be the real enemy, setting the rate for water taking at $3.71 per million litres. After receiving a lot of press, the government has proposed a moratorium on new and expanded water permits. This would give them time to review the current system. An improved system would include planning for future change, increased scientific knowledge, more public involvement, and higher prices, among other changes. Improved framework is integral to protecting Ontario’s water resources for the future.

For decades, Flint got its water from Detroit Water but in 2013, the Flint city council in order to save money decided to switch the city’s water supply from Lake Huron for which they paid $21 million in 2011 to the Flint river. The switch was made during a state of financial emergency and was supposed to be a cost-cutting maneuver aimed at saving $5 million over a two year period. But once the change was made the water started to smell and taste funny. There was a lack of an effective quality management system approach for changing the water supply as the employees of public water system are supposed to monitor the lead level in water by testing the water in the lead service lines, but Flint quality management failed to do so. Flint had commissioned an evaluation of the river water they were going to use and the results indicated that it would be needed to treat with phosphates to reduce its corrosiveness and this information was forwarded to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), which is responsible for ensuring that Flint follows the Safe Drinking Water Act. but MDEQ didn’t do its job. Also, the state’s Department of Environmental Quality downplayed the complaints made by the residents and the water crisis played out in sight for months and the state refused to acknowledge it

Water regulates the Earth’s temperature as it also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes wastes. Nearly 97 percent of the world’s water is undrinkable, two percent is locked in ice caps and glaciers, leaving only one percent for all of humanity’s needs. A person can live more than thirty days without food but only seven days without clean water. Water is the foundation of life, yet millions of people around the world lack clean water. The Flint Water Crisis is a local issue that exemplifies the global ongoing water calamity. Due to the change is water source thousands of children in Flint, Michigan have been exposed to water with high levels of lead which can lead to serious health problems. Therefore, if I had the opportunity to solve a current issue, it would be America’s own Water Crisis.

The problem is Nestlé water corporation is contributing to California's drought issue, making the problem worsen. The solution is to not only make the people who live in California use less water but for Nestlé to stop robbing California of its natural spring water that helps in keeping the land from drying out. If people from around the country can see that California is going through a drought, then so does Nestlé. At this point the Nestlé Water Corporation is being greedy and only cares for its profits

“Tapping” movie presents a case that the bottled water has negative direct effects our health by causing several diseases such as cancer, and damage our environment by causing drought and pollution the air and ocean. There is no a law or policy to control spring water resources to protect people and environment from corporation companies’ greed.

Life springs up around water sources. It is no coincidence that some of the greatest civilizations have been build need fertile bodies of water. Known life relies on water to sustain that life. So it is no surprise when a debate arose in 2013 around comments made by Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck regarding privatization of water and the fundamental human right to survive from dehydration and illness from non-portal water consumption. Although the context of Brabeck’s comment was taken out of context, issues surrounding the access companies like Nestlé have been given to bottle their water when people do not have access to clean water and droughts are threatening crop production. Adding a price tag is not the answer. The market, both these companies and their consumers have a major role to play in the management of water; a role that requires a change in mindset of privilege many citizen of the United States, and other countries that do not see the direct effects that serious clean water issue have on people that do not have it.

At Nestlé Waters, they are continuously optimizing their environmental performance as a corporate priority. Nestlé Waters Canada is committed to responsible water management and to working collaboratively with the communities where they conduct business. Nestles spring sources are developed and managed for long term sustainability (Jennifer.K (2002).

There are basically three ways that water is privatized; bottled water, municipal services and bulk water sales. As a consumer of bottled water I wanted to research further and find out the truth about it. What I discovered was that we as consumers have been fooled by these water corporations. To begin with the cost of bottled water is two thousand times more than tap water. I found it absolutely ludicrous that we are willing to pay such a high price for bottled water considering it costs close to nothing to drink water from the tap. In reality, as I found out, most bottled water which we believe comes from some exotic spring is actually filtered tap water from a U.S. city. According to Food & Water Watch one third of all bottled water comes from a public water source. #4