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Executive Summary
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... On June 2, 2003, the G8 leaders released a Water Action Plan that built on the principles and goals of the $1 billion Water for the Poor Initiative of the United States. That initiative was created to improve sustainable management of freshwater resources and to accelerate and expand international efforts to achieve the United Nations Millennium Declaration Goal.
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... Near-term and long-term objectives were discussed and included extending existing technologies, requiring technology breakthroughs such as reducing capital costs, increasing energy efficiency, reducing operating costs, and reducing cost of zero liquid discharge processes. It should be noted that in the time since this workshop was held, the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board has reviewed the roadmap (see Appendix D)
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... Presentations were given by Floyd Wicks, president and chief executive officer of American States Water Company; Bhasker Dave, R&D manager of advanced recycle technology and membrane separations technology at Ondeo Nalco; Carol Jensen, vice president of global research and development for perfor mance chemicals, Dow Chemical Company; and Bruce Macler, national microbial risk assessment expert in the Water Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9.
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... 4 WATER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT · What constitutes safe drinking water and who decides what safe is? · What roles should industry and government play in water management?


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