조지아 주(州)는 최근 성장세에 따른 수요의 증가에 맞춰 앞으로 현재 사용량의 약 두 배에 이르는 수자원을 필요로 할 것으로 예측된다. 가장 큰 네 개의 수자원 사용 주체들; 시민, 산업, 농업, 에너지 발전, 은 최소한 앞으로 매일 50억 갤런의 물을 필요로 할 것으로 보인다.

위와 같은 통계를 묘사하기 위해서, 남동부 지역의 우수한 엔지니어링 서비스 회사, 번스 &맥도넬(Burns & McDonnell)은 "대용량: 조지아의 물 관련 과제(The Big Gulp: Georgia's Water Challenge)"라는 이름의 정보 다이어그램을 발표하였다. 본 정보 다이어그램은 조지아의 현재 물 사용량과 2020년까지 주 전체가 필요로 하는 수자원 수요량을 나타내는 것으로 알려졌다.

ATLANTA, GA, July 16, 2013 -- The state of Georgia is predicted to require twice as much water than it currently uses to meet the needs of the growing state. The four main users of water -- energy, agriculture, industry and municipal -- will require five billion gallons of water every day, even in the most conservative of estimations.

To illustrate these statistics, Burns & McDonnell - Southeast, an award-winning full-service engineering firm, introduced the infographic, "The Big Gulp: Georgia's Water Challenge," which highlights the use of water in Georgia and the projected need in the state by the year 2020.

"Combine our growing population with the addition of power plants and growing industrial needs and we easily get to a projected need of five billion gallons of water every day -- double Georgia's current use," said Wayne Haynie, regional water practice manager, Burns & McDonnell - Southeast. "The infographic shows where Georgia's water need comes from, how quickly that demand will rise beyond our current resource and frames that need in ways we can better understand. With all of our recent rainfall, we may be lulled into thinking our water resources are adequate and nature alone will meet our growing demands -- that's just not going to be enough. We need our expertise and collaboration now to properly address water and wastewater management in every region of the state."

Burns &McDonnell has been working in water engineering and management and its related fields for more than 100 years. Its Southeast team of Professional Engineers offers water and wastewater engineering, planning, conservation and management expertise in Georgia and across the Southeast. 

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 7월 16일]