This beautiful blue planet we live on is covered with water for the most part, giving it a striking blue color. So it would seem that finding water is a minor task. Yet only 2.5 percent of the Earth’s water is fresh and thus suitable for consumption. Not only that, but of that 2.5 percent, more than two-thirds is locked away in glaciers and not particularly able to help meet the growing demands of society. Water use increased six-fold during the last century, more than twice the rate of population growth. On a global basis it is estimated that 65% of fresh water is wasted.