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INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT UNPOPULAR. “For decades, these systems ... have been ignored by politicians and residents accustomed to paying almost nothing for water delivery and sewage removal. And so each year, hundreds of thousands of ruptures damage streets and homes and cause dangerous pollutants to seep into drinking water supplies.” http://realtruth.org/articles/100709-002-americas.html View in LinkedIn

CRUMBLING US WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. "According to the American Society of Civil Engineers report card, there are about 170,000 public drinking water systems and more than 1 million miles of water mains throughout the country. Some of those pipes are from the Civil War period." http://lnkd.in/dfHUZnx View in LinkedIn

"POINT-OF-USE DEVICES (such as under-the-sink activated-carbon and/or membrane filters or ultraviolet (UV)-light disinfection units) and bottled water are likely to become increasingly popular. However, bottled water and point-of-use devices in California — as currently produced, regulated and marketed — are not reliable alternatives to the available public water supply." http://lnkd.in/dssgvHd View in LinkedIn

LONDON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. "Every day, Thames Water ... supplies 2.6 gigalitres (2.6×10(9) litres) of ... water from 102 water treatment works via 288 clean water pumping stations through 31,100 km (19,300 mi) to 9 million customers (3.6 million properties) across London ... 30 raw water reservoirs and 235 underground service reservoirs." http://lnkd.in/dPHvd8U View in LinkedIn

POOR COUNTRIES cannot afford complex water purification systems. Point-of-use UV purification has been shown to significantly reduce severe diarrheal diseases in children. In Chiapas Mexico, only 31% of water is fit for human consumption. UV kits are highly effective (99-100%) at eliminating parasites, bacteria and viruses, but in field use they were less effective. http://lnkd.in/dWFacSa View in LinkedIn

EVERY SOURCE OF WATER LEAKAGE is also a potential pathogen and unwanted pollutants entry point into previously treated water. With 19,000 miles of piping and up to 900 mega liters of leakage per day, the London Thames Water system is simply too vast a system to operate without these problems. London is not alone. New solutions are needed. View in LinkedIn

POU AND HOSPITAL WATER INFECTIONS. "Infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other waterborne pathogens (WBPs) are major contributors to serious morbidity and mortality in hospitals ... point-of-use (POU) water filtration might result in decreased risk of infection in the subacute care unit." http://lnkd.in/d9uXpFb View in LinkedIn

LONDON WATER PROBLEMS. "In May 2006 the leakage was nearly 900 megalitres per day (Ml/day) and in June that year Thames Water missed its target for leakage reduction for the third year in a row. The Consumer Council for Water, a customers' group, accused Thames Water for continuing to miss their targets for the past five years." http://lnkd.in/dPHvd8U View in LinkedIn

POU WATER SYSTEMS. "Portable water purification devices – better described as point-of-use (POU) water treatment systems and field water disinfection techniques – are self-contained units that can be used by recreational enthusiasts, military personnel, survivalists, and others who must obtain drinking water from untreated sources." Does this have a future in our private homes? http://lnkd.in/dTFBJ6P View in LinkedIn

LONDON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. "Every day, Thames Water ... treats and supplies 2.6 gigalitres (2.6×10(9) litres) of potable tap water from 102 water treatment works via 288 ... pumping stations through 31,100 km (19,300 mi) of ... mains to 9 million customers (3.6 million properties) across London and ... 30 raw water reservoirs and 235 underground service reservoirs." http://lnkd.in/dPHvd8U View in LinkedIn