Regarding “Water Wars That Defined the West Are Heading East” (Page One, Dec. 3): This is an inevitable outcome of the water scarcity and quality issues that are growing nationally and globally, faster than solutions are being implemented. The good news is that these are solvable problems. A combination of investment in technology (such as desalination) and business-model innovation, along with intelligent consolidation and effective integration of the highly fragmented water and wastewater industry are bringing solutions to the market. We have plenty of water on the planet to take care of our needs. We simply need to focus in two areas: converting water to the quality required by the user (treatment), and getting water to where it is needed, when it is needed (conveyance). As an industry, we have abilities and lots of opportunities; we just need to go faster.
Mike Reardon
Lake Forest, Ill.
These water stories only scratch the surface of issues in the eastern part of the U.S. Irrigation has a high profile in some places, but it should be easy to tackle compared to thornier problems. Based on our research and many interactions, my list of eastern water problems would include water justice in places such as Flint, Mich., paying for water infrastructure, increasing flood damage, loss of biodiversity, environmental problems in Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes, emerging interstate issues and sea-level rise.
The West came to grips with water because it had to, but it can be a death sentence for a politician. Politicians in the East duck water problems because they get no mileage from them. The water issue is a collection of stories and hard to put together coherently. Confronting eastern water problems will take more leadership from state governments, and this will require pressure from the press and interest groups to get more public attention.
Prof. Neil S. Grigg
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo.
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