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• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  The NRCS is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This links to water supply forecasts offered by the agency.
• Pacific Institute
  The Pacific Institute "is an independent, nonpartisan think-tank studying issues at the intersection of development, environment, and security." The President of the Pacific Institute, Dr. Peter H. Gleick, is interviewed throughout Jeff Yastine's series.
• South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
  SFWMD is a regional agency that protects and manages the water resources of South Florida and is sourced in Jeff Yastine's series. The website offers statistics and information about Florida's water supply.
• U.S. Geological Service
  The USGS created a website detailing water use in the United States from 1950 to 2000.
• UN Water
  Learn about United Nations efforts to promote a sustainable global water supply, including World Water Day and the Water for Life initiative.
• University of Michigan Fact sheet (PDF Document)
  This links to a fact sheet called, "U.S. Water Supply and Distribution," which was created by the University of Michigan's Center for Sustainable Systems in August 2005.
• The World Bank
  This links to information The World Bank offers about Water Resources Management. Explore global water issues and projects.

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• Premieres Tuesday, October 31, 2006
• This report examines efforts to engineer drinkable water from the sea and includes a look at the largest desalination plant in the United States.
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• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  NRDC is an "environmental action organization." This links to an in-depth NRDC article on Tampa Bay Water's desalination plant, which Jeff Yastine profiles in H20 Woes.
• R.W. Beck
  R.W. Beck is an engineering consulting firm focused on "the planning, organization, financial analysis, design, operation and other matters related to electric, gas, water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste facilities." This links to R.W. Beck's case studies, including one titled, "Program Management Approach Develops Project and Secures Future Water Supplies."
• Tampa Bay Water
  Tampa Bay Water is a special district created to supply wholesale water to utilities in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area. This links to information about the organization's desalination plant, which is profiled in Part 2 of Jeff Yastine's series.
• University of California Santa Cruz's Currents Magazine
  This links to a July 2005 article titled, "UCSC Desalination Project to Give Cities Tools They Need to Weigh Pros and Cons."

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• Premieres Wednesday, November 1, 2006
• This report takes you inside America’s bottled water industry, examining the demands and controversies surrounding spring water bottling. It includes an interview with Meg Andronaco of Nestle-Waters.
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• Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
  This links to the FDEP's "Florida's Springs: Protecting Nature's Gems" website.
• International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)
  The IBWA "is the trade association representing the bottled water industry." The association's website offers information about bottled water processing, bottled water health, and more.
• Iowa State University Extension(PDF Document)
  This links to an ISU article titled "Bottled Water - To Drink or Not to Drink?" The article includes a comparison of different brands of bottled water.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  NRDC is an "environmental action organization." This links to an in-depth NRDC article titled "Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype?"
• Nestle Waters
  Nestle Waters is profiled in Part Three of Jeff Yastine's series. This corporate website offers additional information about the company's spring water bottling operations.
• University of Illinois Extension
  UI's College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Services tells you how to "Know the Pros and Cons of Bottled Water."

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• Premieres Thursday, November 2, 2006
• This report explores the trend of investing in water. It includes interviews with Bruce Goldberg of International Securities Exchange and Debra Coy of Stanford Washington Research Group.
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• Global Water Futures
  Global Water Futures is a project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) that looks to "identify areas in which the United States can innovate in the way it formulates its international water policy and in the way it deploys technologies."
• International Securities Exchange (ISE)
  The ISE is "the world's largest equity options exchange." ISE's Chief Marketing Officer, Bruce Goldberg, is interviewed in Part 4 of Jeff Yastine's series.
• Water-Stocks.com
  "Water-Stocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the water sector."

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