The developing world is littered with broken pumps and contaminated wells installed by wellmeaning organizations and individuals

because pumps and wells are usually given freely to

communities, theres no sense of ownership over them. When those pumps or wells destroy or
break no one try to fix it because no one knows how or because the broken pieces was so
expensive to replace and those pumps are own by public and no one try to volunteer to fix for it.
One of the keys of eliminating poverty is generating a new income in local communities. But are
those income really use well in making those pumps or wells? Pumps and wells are owned by
our schools, churches, health clinics, community groups or farmers, the charges are usually
small amount. The small amount usually eliminates usual problems associated with overuse
while also creating new wealth in the community.
The global food sector, which uses 70% of the worlds freshwater, faces extraordinary risks from
the twin challenges of water scarcity and water pollution. Rising competition, combined with
aging water infrastructure. weak regulation, and climate change are creating a water availability
emergency that the World Forum recently ranked as the worlds top global risk.
Many companies in the food sector behave as though the water is both cheap and limitless. Yet
climate change and overuse mean that in many places we are coming to the end of low-cost,
plentiful water supplies. This shift increase of financial impacts ro shortages and loss of social
license to operate.

Is tap water really that bad for us to drink? The government regulates the processing of drinking
water through FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) and EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency). They are aware that dangerous chemicals may still remain in the drinking water.
Even though chemicals are added to tap water to purify it for drinking or cooking in homes there
are still health risks. Adding chlorine to water is actually adding a poison to the water we drink.
Pesticides, heavy metals, human and animal wastes and other pollution can infiltrate a water
supply before it is treated and it can be difficult for authorities to ensure that drinking water is
totally fit for consumption by the time it gets to the tap.
Some chemicals (arsenic, radon, lead and nitrates) can cause health problems, from short term
discomfort such as nausea and stomach aches, developmental problems, cancer and it may
also a cause of the death of a person.
Ingesting microbes (small living thing that can only seen with a microscope. ex. coli, Giardia,
Salmonella, Cryptosporidium) in water that can cause nausea, fever, diarrhea and dehydration.
Long term exposure to microtubes can cause rashes, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, along
with a number of immune, neurological, developmental and reproductive problems.

Sometimes even a chemical by-products from the water treatment can contaminate the drinking
water delivered to residential homes. Treatment process are sometimes ineffective and the
chemicals used to remove certain contaminants can create chemical by-product that pose a
threat to human health. Risks varies from person to person and depends on the usage, preexisting health conditions, age, pregnancy or strength of the immune system.