WATER: A PRECIOUS RESOURCE, TAKEN FOR GRANTED

Speaker: Tariq Hussain,Vice President,URS Corporation,Santa Ana, CA ABSTRACT:We human beings take water for granted and why shouldn't we? Look around you - three quarters of the globe consists of water, but how much of this precious resource is available for human consumption? Less than 1%. 3% if you count the water trapped in the snowpacks. The basic fact remains that water supply remains constant while the population is increasing at a brisk pace. Demand for fresh water supply is growing faster than the population growth. It is estimated that by 2015, at least 40% of the world's population will lack an adequate water supply. Ten years after that in 2025 almost 33% of the worlds population and its economy will be affected by shortage of water. This water shortage scenario affects us here in California also. Let us not forget that California's greatness is due, in part, to the vision of previous generations who built our statewide water system. But now that system cannot cope with the increasing demands of population growth, frequent droughts, and environmental concerns include global warming. If we are able to maintain a constant supply of fresh water to our population we must take steps immediately, starting with raising the level of concern in every single household.URS is actively engaged on a day-to-day basis in addressing these challenges on behalf of our public and private sector water, wastewater and water quality clients. Mr. Hussain has been involved in projects in related to reinforcing or renovating California's current and future water/wastewater facilities and developing a group to efficiently tackle these tasks.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes