Clean and plentiful water provides the foundation for prosperous communities. We rely on clean water to survive, yet right now we are heading towards a water crisis. Changing climate patterns are threatening lakes and rivers, and key sources that we tap for drinking water are being overdrawn or tainted with pollution. NRDC experts are helping to secure safe and sufficient water for people and the environment by:
Promoting water efficiency strategies to help decrease the amount of water wasted;
Protecting our water from pollution by defending the Clean Water Act and advocating for solutions like green infrastructure;
Helping prepare cities, counties and states for water-related challenges they will face as a result of climate change; and
Ensuring that waterways have enough water to support vibrant aquatic ecosystems.
Protecting Clean Water
effluent draining from water pipe
Dirty water is the world's biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow runs off roofs and roads into our rivers, it picks up toxic chemicals, dirt, trash and disease-carrying organisms along the way. Many of our water resources also lack basic protections, making them vulnerable to pollution from factory farms, industrial plants, and activities like fracking. This can lead to drinking water contamination, habitat degradation and beach closures. NRDC is working to protect our water from pollution by:
Drawing on existing protections in the Clean Water Act, and working to ensure that the law's pollution control programs apply to all important waterways, including headwater streams and wetlands, which provide drinking water for 117 million Americans;
Improving protections to reduce pollutants like bacteria and viruses, which threaten Americans' health and well being; and
Establishing new pollution limits for top problem areas, such as sources of runoff and sewage overflows.
» Learn more about the Obama administration's Clean Water Protection Rule
and submit your public comment in support of clean water.
» Check out our guide on water quality at vacation beaches
» 12 simple things you can do to reduce water pollution
Promoting Water Efficiency
water efficiency
Despite the many existing pressures on our water resources, there are cost-effective solutions that will allow us to transform our relationship with water. To address increasing water scarcity in many places in the nation, NRDC is working to promote investments and policies that increase water use efficiency and decrease water waste, such as:
Adopting sensible standards for efficient appliances, buildings, and irrigation;
Supporting cost-effective investments by utilities to help customers save water; and
Improving pricing structures to save both water and money.
» How stormwater runoff solutions can improve efficiency and water quality
» Find out how changes in wastewater pricing could save you water and money
» Use our interactive tool to see how different California communities are planning for the future
Water and Climate Change
drought landscape
From more severe and frequent droughts to unprecedented flooding, many of the most profound and immediate impacts of climate change will relate to water. More than one-third of all counties in the lower 48 states will face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as a result of global warming. Other impacts will include sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, harm to fisheries and more frequent and intense storm events. To help communities prepare, NRDC is creating tools that help the public and government officials to better understand and anticipate the water-related impacts of climate change at a state, county, and city level. We also promote ways to reduce wasted energy resulting from inefficient water collection, treatment and distribution.
» Is your state ready for the water impacts of climate change?
» Find out how cities can prepare for water shortages, flooding, and other impacts
» Learn more about climate change and water solutions
Preserving Water Ecosystems
river
Fish, birds and wildlife depend on clean water, just as people do. NRDC works to protect and restore important waterways to ensure that there is enough water flowing to keep these ecosystems intact and functioning. In the San Francisco Bay-Delta -- the largest estuary on the west coast -- we are stopping unsustainable water withdrawals that threaten endangered fish species and their habitat through a range of litigation tools. We are also continuing to restore water flows to California's second largest river, the San Joaquin River. Through implementation of the historic San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, an agreement won after 18 years of litigation brought by a coalition of conservation and fishing groups, and led by NRDC, the settlement will restore water flows and reintroduce salmon to the San Joaquin.
น้ำสะอาด และอุดมสมบูรณ์ทางพื้นฐานสำหรับชุมชนที่เจริญ เราใช้น้ำสะอาดเพื่อการอยู่รอด แต่ตอนนี้เรากำลังมุ่งหน้าไปทางวิกฤตน้ำ รูปแบบเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศที่กำลังคุกคามแม่น้ำและทะเลสาบ และแหล่งสำคัญที่เราเคาะสำหรับน้ำดื่มจะเป็น overdrawn หรือไม่บริสุทธิ์ มีมลภาวะ เอ็นอาร์ดีซีผู้เชี่ยวชาญจะช่วยให้ปลอดภัยน้ำปลอดภัย และเพียงพอสำหรับคนและสิ่งแวดล้อมโดย:ส่งเสริมกลยุทธ์ประสิทธิภาพน้ำเพื่อช่วยลดปริมาณของน้ำเสียป้องกันน้ำของเราจากมลภาวะ โดยการปกป้องการกระทำของน้ำสะอาด และ advocating สำหรับโซลูชั่นโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียวช่วยจัดเตรียมเมือง เขต และอเมริกาสำหรับท้าทายที่เกี่ยวข้องกับน้ำพวกเขาจะเผชิญจากการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ และมั่นใจว่า การบ้านมีน้ำเพียงพอเพื่อสนับสนุนระบบนิเวศน้ำใสปกป้องน้ำสะอาดน้ำทิ้งที่ระบายจากท่อน้ำน้ำสกปรกเป็นความเสี่ยงสุขภาพที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในโลก และยังคงคุกคามคุณภาพชีวิตและสาธารณสุขในสหรัฐอเมริกา เมื่อน้ำจากฝน และหิมะละลายล้นหลังคาและถนนในแม่น้ำ ได้รับสารเคมีที่เป็นพิษ สกปรก ถังขยะ และสิ่งมีชีวิตที่ดำเนินโรคไปพร้อมกัน ของทรัพยากรน้ำของเรายังขาดพื้นฐานการคุ้มครอง ทำให้พวกเขาเสี่ยงมลพิษจากฟาร์มโรงงาน โรงงานอุตสาหกรรม และกิจกรรมเช่น fracking นี้สามารถนำไปสู่การปนเปื้อนในน้ำดื่ม สร้างที่อยู่อาศัย และหาดปิด เอ็นอาร์ดีซีจะทำงานเพื่อป้องกันมลพิษทางน้ำของเรา:Drawing on existing protections in the Clean Water Act, and working to ensure that the law's pollution control programs apply to all important waterways, including headwater streams and wetlands, which provide drinking water for 117 million Americans;Improving protections to reduce pollutants like bacteria and viruses, which threaten Americans' health and well being; andEstablishing new pollution limits for top problem areas, such as sources of runoff and sewage overflows.» Learn more about the Obama administration's Clean Water Protection Rule and submit your public comment in support of clean water.» Check out our guide on water quality at vacation beaches» 12 simple things you can do to reduce water pollutionPromoting Water Efficiencywater efficiencyDespite the many existing pressures on our water resources, there are cost-effective solutions that will allow us to transform our relationship with water. To address increasing water scarcity in many places in the nation, NRDC is working to promote investments and policies that increase water use efficiency and decrease water waste, such as:Adopting sensible standards for efficient appliances, buildings, and irrigation;Supporting cost-effective investments by utilities to help customers save water; andImproving pricing structures to save both water and money.» How stormwater runoff solutions can improve efficiency and water quality» Find out how changes in wastewater pricing could save you water and money» Use our interactive tool to see how different California communities are planning for the futureWater and Climate Changedrought landscapeFrom more severe and frequent droughts to unprecedented flooding, many of the most profound and immediate impacts of climate change will relate to water. More than one-third of all counties in the lower 48 states will face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as a result of global warming. Other impacts will include sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, harm to fisheries and more frequent and intense storm events. To help communities prepare, NRDC is creating tools that help the public and government officials to better understand and anticipate the water-related impacts of climate change at a state, county, and city level. We also promote ways to reduce wasted energy resulting from inefficient water collection, treatment and distribution.» Is your state ready for the water impacts of climate change?» Find out how cities can prepare for water shortages, flooding, and other impacts» Learn more about climate change and water solutionsPreserving Water EcosystemsriverFish, birds and wildlife depend on clean water, just as people do. NRDC works to protect and restore important waterways to ensure that there is enough water flowing to keep these ecosystems intact and functioning. In the San Francisco Bay-Delta -- the largest estuary on the west coast -- we are stopping unsustainable water withdrawals that threaten endangered fish species and their habitat through a range of litigation tools. We are also continuing to restore water flows to California's second largest river, the San Joaquin River. Through implementation of the historic San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, an agreement won after 18 years of litigation brought by a coalition of conservation and fishing groups, and led by NRDC, the settlement will restore water flows and reintroduce salmon to the San Joaquin.
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