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The next big Crisis; by EarthRehab

Water Quality for Public Safety and Ocean Eco-systems

A comprehensive and accurate Water Quality Monitoring System to calculate TMDL for the United States is not in place. This does not mean that we should not act now.

In LA and neighboring counties of California notices from the Governors Office and SWRCB have been issued to municipalities and local governments. Even with the prehistoric methods of WQMS being used it was easy to accept that many bodies of water are at risk for public health, and immediate action should be taken to avoid litigation.
Read more here State Water Resources Control Board - Los Angeles

The Nature Conservancy explains the U.S. situation and future predicament.
“Some 4.5 million hectares of wetlands disappeared in the United States between the 1950s and 1970s, chiefly through conversion to agriculture. “ excerpt from Conservation Science at The Nature Conservancy - Will Land Changes Erode Conservation Gains?

While water shortage skeptics claim that we could readily desalinate the Oceans, although costly. I pose this question.

Which Toxin infested body of Ocean Water should we desalinate first?

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