Water Crisis In America

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America’s Water
Used for growing food, cleaning, and making up sixty percent of the average human body, water is a basic need of practically all living things. Although not everyone has access to this basic need. As of 2015 it was estimated that 43.1 million people are living in poverty in the states out of 320.9 million. These numbers will continue to grow in population increasing demands to sustain this, but our resources start to dwindle. Water being a main source for everyone has already started to become a problem. Due to lack of water and combination of contamination, western America is having trouble getting fresh water. Everything is dependant on water and that is the cause of this crisis. The earth is 72% water, which is more
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