{"id":1127,"date":"2019-03-22T13:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T13:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:12:20","slug":"water-crisis-everywhere-not-a-drop-to-drink-world-water-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/water-crisis-everywhere-not-a-drop-to-drink-world-water-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Crisis Everywhere, Not A Drop To Drink &#8211; World Water Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Water Day is observed every year since 1993 to acknowledge the importance of this element which is so important for the existence of life on earth. United Nations declared this day dedicated to the element because over-exploitation had and is still leading the world to such an irony, that even with the earth having billions of gallons of water, the drops to drink are decreasing rapidly, day by day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">26 years later, today the situation is worsened. 2 major global cities, Cape Town and Manila are facing an imminent threat of Day 0, when there will be no water. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Horror Of The Numbers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even with years of awareness campaigns and conservation initiatives, the supplies are still running so low that people around the world are standing in a mile long line just to fill 3 buckets for their families. This striking picture of people everywhere is authenticated with the recent <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/world-water-development-report-2019-leaving-no-one-behind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Water Development Report <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that the UN released this Tuesday. Already taking the global leaders by storm, this report throws light on some very important statistics that ought to have improved over the course of 15 years according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf the degradation of the natural environment and the unsustainable pressure on global water resources continue at current rates, <\/span><b><i>45% of global Gross Domestic Product and 40% of global grain production will be at risk by 2050.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d &nbsp;&#8211; Gilbert F. Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water and President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The numbers he is referring to seem to be a Deja Vu from years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After so many years of initiatives, 3 in 10 people didn\u2019t have access to safe drinking water in 2015. It means a whopping 2.1 billion people. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.5 billion, or 6 in 10 people lived in areas where sanitation facilities were improperly and unsafely managed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is scarier for the poor according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Poor Are Burdened<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Half of the people drinking unsafe and contaminated water live in Africa. In Sub-Saharan Africa, only <\/span><b>24% population has access to safe water and 28% have access to sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. But the situation is worse for poor families and the disparities are fairly visible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report observes in cities, poor people living in slums, who often have to buy it from trucks, kiosks and other vendors, are spending roughly 10 to 20 times more than rich homes with pipes for supply. The report also mentioned that access to this resource is a basic human right and should not be deterred based on ethnicity, race, socio-economic status or any other cause. Still, it goes on to mention, it is actually very much the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThose who are marginalized or discriminated against because of their gender, age, socio-economic status, or because of their ethnic, religious or linguistic identity, are also more likely to have limited access to proper water and sanitation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Crisis In The Developed World<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seems like a long shot but the crisis is coming to haunt the first world countries too. The Cheif Executive of England has warned that the country is going to face a shortage in the next 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Addressing the Waterwise Conference in London on Tuesday, James Bevan commented, \u201cIn around 20 to 25 years from now, the country would face the jaws of death \u2013 the point at which, unless we take action to change things, we will not have enough water to supply our needs.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He also mentioned that the country will see a drop in supply by 10-15 percent and half of them would face a deficit by 2050. This has been noted considering that England is now having longer and drier summers than before. The average U.K. citizen uses around 140 liters of water per day which will have to be cut down if the country wants to avoid a major problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What Can We Do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It reflects the same reality, the world faced 15 years ago and brings up an important question. Is it enough? Should we be doing more? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Bevan thinks so. \u201cWe need water wastage to be as socially unacceptable as blowing smoke in the face of a baby or throwing your plastic bags into the sea,\u201d Bevan said. \u201cWe need everyone to take responsibility for their own water usage.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ulla Burchardt, member of Germany&#8217;s SPD and part of UNESCO&#8217;s Germany board agrees. After the findings of the U.N. report, she has urged her country people to do more. &#8220;We are partly responsible for the great problems in other regions of the world, such as the import of cotton or beef, the production of which can be very water-intensive,&#8221; Burchardt said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the time when even the U.S. should look at executing major conservation initiatives to cut its carbon footprint. The country needs better plans, management systems, awareness strategies to ensure citizens take up the responsibility to use the resource, now a luxury element for many, responsibly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Author\u2019s Bio:<\/i><\/b><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMPAC USA is a leading manufacturer of advanced <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reverse Osmosis<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> treatment systems. For over 30 years the company has been providing its customers and clients around the world solutions to their water treatment problems. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- Phase 2: FAQ Section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div>\n<h3>How quickly can an emergency water purification unit be deployed?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>AMPAC USA&#039;s EPRO and mobile RO units can be operational within 30\u201360 minutes of arrival on-site. Trailer-mounted and skid-mounted systems are pre-plumbed and pre-wired, requiring only connection to a power source and water source. Units treat river water, lake water, or brackish groundwater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What flow rates are available for emergency water treatment?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>AMPAC USA&#039;s emergency systems range from 1,500 GPD portable units to 50,000+ GPD trailer-mounted systems. Military-specification units are available for forward operating base deployment, producing potable water meeting EPA and WHO drinking water standards from virtually any source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Are emergency RO systems suitable for disaster relief operations?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. AMPAC USA&#039;s emergency systems are used by FEMA, the U.S. military, and international NGOs for disaster relief. They treat flood water, contaminated groundwater, and brackish sources, removing bacteria, viruses, and chemical contaminants to produce safe drinking water on-site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What power sources can emergency water purification systems use?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>AMPAC USA&#039;s emergency systems can run on generator power (120\/240V or 480V 3-phase), solar panels with battery backup, or vehicle power take-off (PTO). Low-power models consume as little as 0.5 kW, making them viable for off-grid deployment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>How durable are military-grade water purification systems?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>AMPAC USA&#039;s military systems are built to MIL-SPEC standards with stainless steel frames, powder-coated components, and UV-resistant materials. They are designed to operate in temperatures from -20\u00b0F to 120\u00b0F and are vibration-tested for transport in military vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Phase 2: Conclusion Section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"conclusion-section\">\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>This post highlighted how emergency and military-grade water purification systems provide safe drinking water rapidly in the most challenging field conditions. For organizations requiring deployable water treatment capability, AMPAC USA engineers portable and trailer-mounted systems built to perform wherever they are needed. Contact our team at info@ampac1.com or (909) 548-4900 to discuss your emergency water treatment requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Water Day is observed every year since 1993 to acknowledge the importance of this element which is so important for the existence of life on earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[48,19,188],"class_list":["post-1127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ampac-usa","tag-reverse-osmosis","tag-world-water-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88230,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127\/revisions\/88230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}