May 6, 2009
Water, water everywhere
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Melting ice caps, slumping economy, H1N1 … the world is a scary place these days but not every tight spot comes with a doomsday.
Case in point: water in Illinois.
Josh Ellis is a Community Development Associate at the Metropolitan Planning Council who specializes in - you guessed it - H2O.
Josh talked to us about the need for state-wide water supply plan and a water metering system in Chicago.
State-wide water supply plan:
Chicago water meters:
[...] Just another reason we should be paying attention to where we get our water. [...]
[...] made me think of a post I did a few weeks ago where I interviewed water expert Josh Ellis about the water situation in Illinois. Mind you, Illinois isn’t running out of water, but [...]