Public health importance of safe drinking-water

After completing this module, it’s fascinating that even thought we are 60-70% comprised of water, we as humans do not pay much attention to how quickly we are depleting our planet of clean drinking water. It’s frightening to see how quickly Earth is being depleted of resources and that it is also causing physiological changes to countries. It’s not surprising that the U.S. consumes the most water per capita and that the population has significantly boomed, creating a higher demand for water. It’s scary to see that we are rapidly depleting our ground water, especially from the agricultural industry and that it can be polluted by these industries. The Clean Water Act of 1972 assisted with controlling U.S. water pollution with specific goals as well as deadlines. This act target pollution from factories, sewage treatment facilities, pipes, agricultural run-off, construction site waste, and requires permits with NDPS to dump from point sources. The Clean Water Act assisted with providing the framework for bills and regulation of clean water in the U.S. This act will continue to be important and should be expanded to protect our water supply from being depleted.