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Graphic: Water shortages – GAO report proves prophetic

July 8, 2008


Scientists, researchers, and others warn that the U.S. is entering a new era of water scarcity. A General Accounting Office (GAO) report from 2003 projected that 36 states could face water shortages by 2013. Five years sooner than forecast, the report has proved disturbingly prophetic.

The states’ water authorities responded to a survey asking them to categorize their potential water problems, and their responses are highlighted here. At least three states that face water challenges — California, New Mexico, and Michigan — did not respond to the survey.

Graphic by Eric Daigh/Circle of Blue

Data source : Freshwater Supply: States’ View of How Federal Agencies Could Help Them Meet the Challenges of Expected Shortages

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