The author is the winemaker at Dry Creek Winery and is state certified in hazardous materials handling. He has worked extensively with state, federal and local compliance agencies.
Water is also power.
The ability and right to control the use, flow, storage, and distribution of water carries vast historical significance towards modern patterns of civilization. The landscape is changing but not as fast as the undercurrents pulling at the strained supply of water. In light of the current water wars, there is not time to sit on our laurels. There is nothing quite like the first drink from a glass of cool, clear and refreshing water to quench a thirst. It is also common knowledge that every phylum, genus and species living on Earth depends on water, in varying degrees, for life and survival.