By Celeste M. Hammond and Virginia M. Harding
Midwesterners take water for granted. Those who live in Chicago or in communities that obtain their water from Chicago expect that when they turn on the faucet that all the water they need will pour out, that it will not taste “funny” and that it will not put them at risk for disease.
We live in what we perceive is a “water rich” part of the country. Water conservation programs to make existing supplies of water go further are something that only those who live in the southwest and other dry parts of the country need.