Joe Baca Quotes

I consider it top priority to improve water quality and increase water quantity in my community.

Population growth and development place additional stress on the Nation's water infrastructure and its ability to sustain hard-won water quality gains.

Maintaining clean, safe water remains one of our greatest national and global challenges and responsibilities.

Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment.

The president's budget proposals have neglected water infrastructure.

I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for.

The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running through it, but not to good enough effect.

There is enough water ... but the systems we have in place do not have enough flexibility to move water to the places where it is most needed.

The water system in this country is overwhelmed, and we aren't putting enough resources towards this essential resource. We simply can't continue to survive with toxic drinking water.

The State Revolving Fund helps rural communities and water associations afford to make improvements to their water infrastructure to ensure Mississippians have access to clean and safe drinking water.

The OECD advocates a risk-based approach to water security and is calling on governments to speed up their efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water management. We recommend improving water pricing to recover costs and to reflect the value of water to users and society.

Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!

Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future.

More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.

We must not show to all and sundry the secrets of the waters flowing in ocean and river, or the devices that work on these waters. Let there be convened a council of experts and masters in mechanical art to deliberate what is needed to compose and construct these works.

Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.

In 2000, twice as much water was used throughout the world as in 1960. By 2050, half of the planet's projected 8.9 billion people will live in countries that are chronically short of water.

In many cases, water stress is more about politics, economics, behaviour and governance than absolute water scarcity. Better planning is needed, to allocate water where societal need is greatest, and to allow trade-offs between alternative uses.

As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.

Few if any countries understand the growing importance of water as fully as Turkey does.

Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts.

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.

Certainly, its important to protect the water system and that covers, certainly, everything from vandals to terrorists.

There is a liquid more precious than oil – water!

Mankind runs a major risk of the shortage of fresh water. Water is a major source of life but could well be a major source of conflict.