Title: Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions - The Water Geeks
Headings: Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions
Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions
How Do We Use Fresh Water?
Causes of Water Scarcity
Cause of Water Scarcity #1: Increasing Demand
Cause of Water Scarcity #2: Compromised Supply
Solutions for Water Shortages

Content: There’s also the fact that thousands and sometimes millions of people may have to leave their homes and become refugees in another region. How does this new area keep up with the water demands of the sudden new population? Cause of Water Scarcity #2: Compromised Supply
In the last section, we learned the reasons why the demand for water is increasing. In this section, we learn the reasons why our water supplies are being tainted. We are facing increasing levels of pollution which are leading to dwindling water supplies. Let’s find out what else is compromising our water supply. Pollution: Large amounts of our surface water (lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.) are polluted by urban sewage and wastewater, agricultural runoff, and industrial wastewater.