by Richard Encarnacion

Created on: October 25, 2009   Last Updated: October 29, 2009

Currently the world potable drinking water is about two percent, with the majority of water sources being large river beds and streams. The majority of our supply comes from either other countries or very deep under water. I believe that the water industry has been increasing over the last couple of years. We see companies that previously did not have an opportunity to compete becoming huge influences in America.

Over the last decade, the United States Government has given incentives to people who have promoted health-conscience businesses and have the ability to develop structures that not only help nature but that they also contribute to the overall development of the economy.

As the economy weakens here in the states, it is the responsibilities of those businesses that continue to find themselves in a good position, to kick in their resources and contribute to the people.

In the US, typically drinking water is water of sufficiently high quality that it can be consumed or used without risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed counties, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry is all of drinking water standard, even though only a very small proportion (often 5% or less) is actually consumed or used in food preparation. (Wikipedia.org/clean_water)

In the past generations, the importance of high quality drinking water has always been an addressed concern not only because water has contributed to the fact that it is a survival need but its something that occupies a large percentage of our bodies that we need it in order to live. All organisms on this planet need the use of water in order for it to survive and the human body is comprised of approximately 70% water.

The environmental protection agency (EPA), sets the standard in America for the tap and public water systems under the safe water drinking act (SDWA).

Drinking water detoxification / edited by M. T. Gillies. (LibraryofCongress 2009/10/24) Library of congress, online catalog. http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=loca l&BBID=1793801&v3=1

With the use of different organizations and the development of new systems and procedure for measuring potable drinking water, it has become possible for people from undeveloped countries to gain access to these sources that were previously unavailable.

The (EPA) along with the (OGWDW) has ensured that the classification for public water and the health of the people have been met. Ensuring that those hard standards have been met by classifiying the information, and cordinating the procedure for the system they have in place.

Although, all these steps have been met in order to make sure that the safety of all is kept, I believe that the fact that only two percent of the world water can be used to drink, raises my concerns. I think that the government and communities should come together to ensure that we never are even close to running out of potable water, because if we do, it's our generations future and the survival of all living organism that reside on this planet.

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