Current Water Trends 
 
Population growth, urbanization and a growing middle class have increased demand for more food, goods and services, placing unprecedented strain on the world’s limited fresh water supply. According to the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, severe water scarcity is already a problem across the United States. Forty out of 50 states have at least one region that’s expected to face some form of water shortage in the next 10 years.¹ 
 
The ongoing drought in California has led to a water-reduction mandate. On April 1, 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), issued an ...