[cogitator]

I'm surprised that the nearby Monocacy River didn't make the list, because it, two small reservoirs, and some municipal wells are all that supply the City of Frederick's water. When the flow of the Monocacy drops below a certain level (and it nearly did last summer) the City of Frederick has to stop taking water out of the river.

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[Alberta's Child]

It's interesting to note that the most severe water shortages are generally felt in places east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi. The climate is simply too dry to support massive water consumption.

I also think human water consumption is dwarfed by agricultural and commercial water use.

[Constitution Day]

Right now I wish y'all could take some of our water.
It's been raining here for a whole week!

USGS 02082585 TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC

[anniegetyourgun]

Excuse me if I'm dubious.

[Delphinium]

This is not about endangered rivers,or science its about people control. Their science is usually all lies.

[Prince Caspian]

Many of America's rivers are suffering...

This says it all. I stopped reading about here.

[farmfriend]

CAPTION The Ipswich River is being starved of water by excessive groundwater pumping and human consumption. (Photo courtesy American Rivers) You gotta see this picture!

CAPTION Low water levels contributed to a massive fish kill in the Klamath River last September. (Photo by Northcoast Environmental Center courtesy American Rivers)

[countrydummy]

Enough said, "American Rivers"! !The sky is falling". "The sky is falling"! yeah and I just won the lottery!

Folks this is an asinine statement! Yes there is a shortage, now, but it won't last much longer.......but these folks would have you believe that we are all of a sudden going to run out of water.....that ain't going to happen! Don't listen to these pure BS!

[Willie Green]

Concern over fresh water supply is becoming increasingly common in our nation due to pressures from drought and population growth. Our coastal states are frequently evaluating the viability of desalination systems to provide their fresh water needs. Desalination is an energy intensive process, so it is quite common for these facilities to be built in close proximity to electric power plants. For this reason, it is also reasonable to consider the use of nuclear desalination as a potential option.

Desalination is not a panacea for all our nation's rivers. But in densely populated coastal states, it certainly is an alternative that would alleviate the burden placed on rivers.

[TopQuark]

That's what gives away these people: The U.S. average of 1,300 gallons per day is some 60 times the average for many developing countries, according to the World Water Council, with some 85 percent used to for irrigation.

Why should Zimbabwe be a reference point for U.S.?

A related discovery: a hardworking person expends 10 times more energy and other resources than a lazy bum.

The "environementalists" just can't wait until we become a regular third-world country --- poor, miserable, and socialist.

[zygoat]

Don't worry, If it gets that bad again, they can always pull out the incredible inflatable rubber dam. I believe you know what I'm refering to.I was willing to drive 25 miles to see the thing, but I hope Frederick will never really have to use it.

[RicocheT]

Here in the upper Mid-West we have an abundance of rain and water. Our rivers and lakes are full. My backyard is a seasonal swamp as is my basement if the sump pump stops.

If the water winers want to ration water, do it only in the parts of the US that are traditionally dry. We are tired of having to buy water saver toilets that need 2 flushes or taking showers under shower heads that ration the spray.

[NJ Freeper]

These people are never satisfied. Here in NJ last year they were complaining about drought conditions, this year it's flood conditions. No matter what they'll always be whining.

Blackdog is right, water is the ultimate renewable resource. All fresh water in the rivers comes from rain or snowmelt, which comes from clouds, which comes from the evaporation of ocean water. Rivers flow back into the ocean. It's a perfectly complete cycle.

Alberta's Child's post about available clean water and polluted water is correct also. The problem is that these rivers, after being polluted years ago are starting to make a comeback, all of the polluted materials have been buried by new, clean sediment.

But the enviro-wackos want to dredge up all the polluted materials (The Hudson River is a perfect example of this). This will stir up the hazardous materials and make the rivers polluted again for a matter of years.

They should just leave them as they are. If they were going to dredge them they should have done it years ago.

[Right Wing Professor]

They put the Platte River on the list. Yet, historically, the Platte has often gone completely dry in late summer, and the current low flows are mostly due to El Nino, not freshwater use.

The usualy environmental sky-is-falling nonsense, in other words.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Sheesh, they come out with a story like this and the snow from winter in some places hasn't even melted yet. You'd expect a propaganda piece like this in the thick of summer, but April 11? Come on! I guess all the liberal/socialist/greenweenies trying their best to distract the masses from our great sucess in Iraq.

[Old Professer]

It's impossible to run out of water; however, it is easy to distribute it unwisely.

[green team 1999]

west of colorado state,most states have water problems,including california,and is going to get worse with the drought.

[IvanT]

Why doesn't the U.S. have some of our water from up here in Canada? Why could just share our's with you, problem solved.

[_Jim]

"Water can neither be created nor destroyed" - yet ...