The News Review:

- Revenues dry up as water demand drops
- Californians need to worry about food security
- Ex-governors urge Oklahoma to sell water to Texas
- Water firm at low ebb may be part of rising tide

Revenues dry up as water demand drops
Detroit Free Press United States 
“In Wyandotte water use is down about 6% this year said Melanie McCoy general manager of Wyandotte Municipal Services. But McCoy said revenue there shouldn’t be hurt too much because the utility charges a set fee for each meter and then an additional amount based on use. When people use less water the utility spends less on treatment chemicals she said. “Everybody tries to push conservation” McCoy said. Some conservation efforts can make a big difference. Water-efficient fixtures such as low-flow faucets showerheads and toilets are becoming more popular. The most water-efficient toilets can use one-third less water than current models and aerators on faucets can reduce output from two gallons per minute to 1.

Californians need to worry about food security
San Francisco Chronicle  USA 
Because of the water shortage growers are cutting back on production fallowing land and stumping trees. The drought has cost the state more than $250 million in lost plantings and 80000 acres of crops this year alone. And that doesn’t include the huge amount of idle farmland that hasn’t been planted in the past few years because of an unpredictable water supply. While the drought seriously complicates matters our problems will not be solved with just one wet winter. The comprehensive bipartisan plan proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein will provide the water necessary to meet California’s needs during wet and dry years alike.

Ex-governors urge Oklahoma to sell water to Texas
Houston Chronicle United States 
“They need to decide what their cards are and what they want to play because I think we have the upper hand. We’ll just win the lawsuit and get it for nothing. But opponents of the sale said restricting water sales to out-of-state buyers is a matter of preserving Oklahoma’s water supply during droughts. “Texas will never get enough” said Jerry Ellis a state representative who will become a state senator in January. “They will permit and permit and every time you look up we’ll be in the courthouse with them. Comments are subject to the site’s.
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Water firm at low ebb may be part of rising tide
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WI 
The International Desalination Association expects worldwide desalination capacity to nearly double between now and 2015 and that’s after capacity grew 43% in 2007. The trade group says nearly 14000 desalination plants operate in 150 nations with the greatest concentration in the Middle East. "If you have a fast-growing population and limited natural water resources sooner or later you are going to have to turn to the sea. And with climate change it seems that sooner means now" said Christopher Gasson publisher of Global Water Intelligence. These days most desalination companies and research are based in oceanfront regions such as San Diego and Perth Australia which wrestle with scarce access to fresh water while straddling a nearly unlimited supply of saltwater. however evolved decades ago out of the Milwaukee region’s heavy industry – its parent company Cleaver-Brooks made steam boilers to power factories.