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In the U.S., the future of water supply looks bleak. There are expected to be water shortages in certain areas of the U.S. by as early as 2025 and most areas will be affected by 2050. Despite this, we are relatively fortunate compared to the rest of the world. Not only do third-world countries lack adequate resources to keep the population hydrated, but the water is usually tainted with chemicals or contaminated. However, some developed countries even lack the proper resources and quality that one would expect. There are startling figures from the World Health Organization and Water Project that convey the ugly truth of water scarcity around the world.

For generations people living in the developed world had confidence in their supply. As more people living in big cities have come to learn they are drinking recycled H2O many have become concerned. Many municipal water districts have come under intense scrutiny as information has come out regarding the presence of known carcinogens in the H2O supply. It has given rise to calls for more federal oversight of the H2O systems in the United States. There are also calls for more education programs.

California is a state with serious H2O problems. California water districts have long been committed to education. They offer water saving tips, share conservation facts and try to raise awareness. Some communities are even involved in desalination projects in an attempt to increase the local supply. This has become necessary as California's population continues to skyrocket while the shed in most communities is unable to support their current residents.

The California water crisis is particularly troubling because of the large number of farms in the state. The California droughts combined with yearly fires continue to wreak havoc on the state. The California vegetation barely has time to recover from one natural challenge before it is struck with another. The cumulative effect on the environment is devastating. This further exacerbates their woes.

Without drinking water, a human being can survive for approximately one week . Compare that need to the 'need' for oil, land or physical wealth - all sources for conflict in the 20th and 21st centuries. There are many in our world that do not possess great amounts of these commodities and, while that does make their lives decidedly more difficult, their lives continue and they manage to cope. Yet if the wealthy were denied water for one week, they would be dead or dying, despite their wealth.

Water is life as anyone on this planet knows. For California residents this is a truly frightening thought. As the California water crisis continues to drag on with no end in sight residents have begun to express real concern about the future of their state. If the combination of recycling efforts, water education and increased understanding of the hydrological cycle cannot solve the problem, California's future is bleak.