Science Features » Water Security http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features Highlighted USGS science Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Water Security—a National and Global Issue ts http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/water-security%e2%80%94a-national-and-global-issue/ http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/water-security%e2%80%94a-national-and-global-issue/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:58:34 +0000 ocweb http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/?p=37244 Protecting our water supply

Protecting our water supply

Water Security is the protection of adequate water supplies for food, fiber, industrial, and residential needs for expanding populations, which requires maximizing water-use efficiency, developing new supplies, and protecting water reserves in event of scarcity due to natural, manmade, or technological hazards.

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