In the modern world the problem of the reliable water supply is extremely important because the water

resources are widely exploited and water is used in different fields of human activities. In fact, the life
of human beings is impossible without water but nowadays water is used not only simply to provide
people with the essential substance they consume to survive but it is also widely used in agriculture and
different industries. As a result, the water, being widely used, is naturally deteriorating in quality and
decreasing in quantity because the water used in agriculture and industries is often impossible to
recycle or filter to make it drinkable. In such a situation, the problem of scarcity of water as the vitally
important product seems to be quite real. In this respect, it is necessary to underline that the US
undertake various steps to improve the current situation and one of the strategic directions in the
development of the federal and state policy is the effective treatment of wastewater. espite the exiting
differences in the water supply and water quality in different states, the high level of standards is
equally important in all of the states.
!irst of all, it should be said that the water quality is extremely important to human health. It is not a
secret that the current problem of the water pollution is a serious threat to the health of the entire nation
since if the existing standards were lower the national health would be under a threat. "he reason is
quite obvious since nowadays it is practically impossible to consume water without any artificial
treatment being applied #Anon $%%&'. (hat is meant here is the fact that nowadays water cannot be
used in its original form as it is taken from the nature. In stark contrast, water needs to undergo various
stages of special treatment that make it really pure and prepared for the consumption by people without
any harm to their health.
)owadays, due to the development of modern technologies, water undergoes various treatment that
make the water purer and closer to its natural and practically ideal consistency. *owever, the latter is
quite difficult to achieve because of the current environmental situation since the development of
industries and water pollution undermine the natural potential of the effective water treatment so that
the wastewater needs to be specifically treated to avoid the further pollution of natural water #Anon
$%%&'. At this point, it should be said that various states may have different standards concerning the
quality of water but, nonetheless, these standards should guarantee the safety of water consumed by
people. "his means that all states need to supply water which is really safe to human health and is close
to its natural consistency without any pollutants.
+y the way, it should be said that the water supply is another serious problem since it is getting to be
more and more difficult to provide a permanent and ample supply of water to the population. In fact, in
the result of the pollution and the increasing costs of its treatment the supply of water may vary
depending on states #+artram ,--.'. !or instance, the states with larger natural resources of water and
lower level of pollution could supply more water to consumers compared to the states where the water
is naturally scarce and the situation is deteriorated by the high level of the pollution of water.
As a result, the states which are in a disadvantageous position in relation to the water supply need to
invest more in the effective treatment of the wastewater and the reliable supply it to consumers. At the
same time, these states face a serious problem of the lack of water. In such a situation, the water supply
is really a great challenge since it is necessary to provide population with water of possibly higher
quality regardless the resources of water and its initial quality. *owever, the state with larger water
resources also need to pay a particular attention to the quality of water since it is the ma/or condition of
the supply of water to consumers.
"hus, taking into consideration all above mentioned, it is possible to conclude that nowadays states are
in different positions since some states have larger resources of water and have better environmental
situation, while others have scarce resources of water and the level of pollution is dangerously high.
)evertheless, regardless all these factors, the states need to provide population with the sufficient
amount of water which should be of a high quality in order to guarantee the national health since the
low quality of water or its insufficient supply threatens to the health of people and may provoke
infectious diseases. "his is why the quality of water and high standards remain the ma/or factors that
unite all the states in relation to the water supply.
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