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I. Main Points
1. Water as a resource is becoming scarce.
- Urbanization
- Deforestation

2. Engineering can help to solve the problem.
-New technologies to reduce erosion
-Reduce the amount of pesticides entering lakes, streams, and rivers
- Create more energy efficient solutions (cuts costs using hydropower etc.)

3. Engineering holds more opportunities
- Provides more Jobs
- Decrease the costs of filtration and sanitation of water
-A way to keep property rights.

4. Technology is the best solution
-Possible solutions include filtering, storing, transporting water to where it is needed.
-There is plenty of space in the world, so technology has no limits.
-limited development is simply not an option, smart growth only raises housing costs, punishes
the poor, and takes away property rights.


II. References

1. http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/2/86.full.pdf+html
2.http://books.google.com/books?id=YLck0PaQjXUC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=role+engineering+has+with+sustaining+water+needs&source=bl&ots=F5MCBVBt7v&sig=qrBgrbF0EhY8J66lI3nADLZnO34&hl=en&ei=hT2jSp2rMoqe8QbtiMDwDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false
3. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/08/EDGOTQ8JBS1.DTL
4. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclefreshstorage.html
III. Assignments

1. Position Paper (Due on 11/17)

-Mikala- A. Problem, References
-A. Problem?
Our water supply is becoming very limited due to erosion and usage.
-B. Why a problem?
Our economy depends on water as well as our individual health. Without water physically wouldn’t be able to survive, nor be able to expand economically.
-ii. If nothing’s done?
Our water supply will run out and our economies will untimely fail.
-C. Who cares?
All of society should be concerned because it is our life and our planet.

-Peter-B. Our position, Conclusion, References
-A. What do you think needs to be done?
We believe that we can develop and improve existing water processing systems in order
to better filter the water, and recycle water. Engineering will play a major role in this.
This will provide our future needs for water and allow us to sustain water.
-B. Why is our course of action the best one?
1. Were not narsis or pessimistic
2. Today technology is thriving and has progressed incredibly and will continue to
3. There is going to be a huge environmental revolution, and every business will more
than likely start investing in going green….meaning there will be a lot of money for this.
-Justin-C. Their Position, References
A. Look above, same positions but more refined explanation.

Putting paper together-Mikala
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2. Research Paper (Due on 11/19)
A. Intro (Mikala)
-Brief description of our position, group b and c’s position
-Overview of why water conservation is a problem
-Who is impacted by the problem
-Why action needs to be taken.

B. Arguments (Peter)
I. Capitalism
-Helps to make money
-provides more job opportunities
-Increases competition

II. Technology
-Examples that work
-Promising field
-Developing technologies
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III. American Dream
- Won’t restrain property rights with zoning regulations
-unrestricted population flows (technology will be the solution)
-Able to pursue dreams and/or passions within fields (being apart of innovation and advancement.)

C. Each will contribute to the information used in the Critique of the other side. (Mikala will critique group A, Justin group c)
-Group A
-Limits our personal rights as citizens
-Government can’t be trusted—always be someone making money
-Water concern is not a justification because it is improvable not to pursue technological
advancements.
-Would negatively impact educational process about improving water resource
allocation.
-There are already too many land regulation in place.
-Economical limitations
-Group C
-Long term this would imply population conservation
-Would prevent growth
-Economical limitations
-Conserving simply won’t work because we are polluting water at such a high rate that it
will simply not be plausible.

D. Conclusion (Justin)
-Wrap up

E. References—all contribute each individual references used.

Putting Paper together- Justin
Editing- All

3. Debate Script/PowerPoint (Due 11/19)
Collaborative work effort


Email Outline: Justin

Debate is on 11/19!