More than 70% of our planet is covered in water. However, only 3% is freshwater. Worse, of that 3%, only 1.2% is safe for consumption. Meanwhile, the global population continues to grow – by 2050, the United Nations forecasts there will be 9.8 billion people on the planet, up from about 8 billion people today.
Here in the U.S., according to Colorado State University research, nearly half of the 204 freshwater basins they studied in our country may not be able to meet the monthly water demand by 2071. On top of that, about 2.2 million people in the U.S. are already without running water, and more than 44 million have inadequate water systems.
