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| July Issue Post Date 7/15/06 | www.mcelroy.com | |
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Note From The Editor OK, here's how it lays out. Researchers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies predict that by 2025 water will be the most grave resource problem in the global economy. First, there is the issue of polluted water. This is already the biggest cause of sickness and death in the world. Secondly, is the engineering problem of efficiently getting the water to where it needs to be to quench the thirst of the world's growing population. This is where the polyethylene industry can make an enormous impact. The 2nd UN World Water Development Report states that , a colossal 30 to 40 percent or more of water goes unaccounted for. Most of this unaccounted for water is lost through water leakages in pipes. The rest is lost through open canals and illegal connections. In the U.S. , we don't have many people dying of thirst or water born illness, but every year we have more waters closed to fishing and swimming due to pollution. The West is thirsty and everyone in the industry seems to understand we have a crisis building from a dilapidated water and wastewater system and our biggest problem is lack of funding. Once adequate funding is available, there will only be the engineering. Ah, but the engineering. Yes, the polyethylene industry has a firm grip on the engineering, and people are starting to listen. The construction of these water and wastewater systems means that companies providing the tools and building blocks have a long, strong market ahead of them. And the polyethylene industry is loaded with the tools and engineering to serve both problems. In fact, there are more ways to use polyethylene pipe for infrastructure than there are ways of eating peanut butter. And the success rate of polyethylene projects springing up across the country is starting to make pipe-material selection as clear as unpolluted water. Polyethylene pipe use is growing at a phenomenal rate and 2005 saw an increase of 54% over 2004 numbers in four inch and larger water pipe. However, the pipe is still underutilized in the water and wastewater market. Its benefits are well known but the material is buried in the quagmire of political engineering. However, it has not escaped the attention of innovative engineers who are using the pipe in creative ways to serve communities across the country. It just seems clear to me that polyethylene will hold a bright spot in the water industry for years to come and many of the readers of McElroy Connections are at the forefront of the battle that is bringing it there. Many thanks for that,
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Aquifer recharge project moves ahead Read More Georgia governor sent letter to Alabama, Florida governors on water disputeGeorgia governor sent letter to Alabama, Florida governors on water dispute Read More Las Vegas , N.M. restricts water for new development Read More Below-normal flows projected for Colorado River Read More Links North American Society for Trenchless Technology American Water Works Association American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation Newsletter Links Water World - Receive news from WaterWorld, Industrial Waterworld and Water & Wastewater International. Water Tech Online North American Society of Trenchless Technology Insider and Pipeline Newsletter ISCO Pipeline Newsletter If you would like a link to your newsletter posted in McElroy Connections, contact Drew L. Wilson at 918-831-9286 or McElroy Connections welcomes your feedback, story ideas, tips, or anything else related to PE Pipe and Pipe fusion. Please email your comments and story ideas to: FOR NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS: To subscribe, visit http://www.mcelroy.com/fusion/forms/newsletter.htm McElroy Connections is published by McElroy Manufacturing Inc. The information contained within each issue is meant as a service to our customers, distributors, and those involved with Polyethylene Pipe applications.
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