Money and water are essential to our lives, and managing each requires similar principles and values.
Water.org estimates that 50% of the world’s population will live with “water-stress” by 2025.
Today Bogota, Colombia, a city of 9 million people is rationing water, with household water being cut off for 24-hour periods. New Orleans, St. George and Mexico City are three of many cities running out of water.
Each day we are faced with important decisions regarding our family budgets, and now we face similar decisions with regards to water. Between the challenges facing the Great Salt Lake, feeding a growing population, and meeting the needs of our tech industry (e.g., water to cool server farms and to produce microchips), our water demands continue to grow.
As we move into summer, coming out of another snowy winter, we face collective and individual decisions regarding water use. BYU professor and water expert Rob Sowby has great advice regarding our collective (e.g., businesses, schools, government entities) and individual use of water: live within our means.
Andrew Watt, Sandy