Clean water is essential for life, but most people in the developed world don't think much about the water they use for drinking, food preparation, and sanitation. In developing nations, however, the search for safe drinking water can be a daily crisis. Millions of people die each year, most of them children, from largely preventable diseases caused by a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation.

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​During California’s long drought, public officials urged residents to cut back on water usage and imposed temporary bill surcharges to discourage consumption.

Consumers and businesses responded by reducing water consumption an average of 22 percent statewide from June 2015 to January 2017.

Now their reward will be higher water rates.  
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