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Having Enough Water to Drink: Tampa Bay Surface Water Reservoir Supply GONE; Groundwater and Desalinated Water Only Water Tampa Bay can Rely On (MSNBC)

(March 13, 2009, MSNBC)
With local lakes and rivers at critically low levels, the region’s water provider has virtually shut down the surface water supply to the Tampa Bay region.
“The reservoir’s level is so low we are unable to provide water, consistently, to the water treatment plant and we are unable to pull water from the [...]

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While Water is Essential, The Water Grid is Not: Water Related Applications Use 19% of Total Electricity, 32% of Natural Gas in California Alone!!! (Thomas Christiansen, EnergyBulletin)

(Feb. 26, 2009, EnergyBulletin)

Off-grid living can be challenging … but wait, what grid are we talking about here? Even rural homes are connected to a number of utility and communication systems without which, well, … we would feel uncomfortable to say the least.
There are electricity, gas, telephone and cable TV connections. But the absence of [...]

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