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World Water Day: The Perfect Time to Wade into Water Issues

Cheryl Terrace by Cheryl Terrace | March 21st, 2011 | No Comments
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Woman splashing water in a streamOur bodies are made of it (up to 70 percent) and we can’t survive without it for more than a few days. However, water, one of our most precious resources, is something most of us take for granted.

I count myself lucky on the “water front.” As a New Yorker, I was thrilled to learn that my city’s water supply is considered one of the best and that NYC is one of the five large cities not required to filter its drinking water. That’s pretty radical considering most of the world’s pure water supply is scarce.