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The drought that is going on in the United States has increased salt concentration.This is not good for many industries that depend on clean water. Now, businesses have to focus not just in the use of water but managing the watersheds as well. According to USGS growth levels of salts in surface water across the country this is a big issue. Approximately 71% of the salinity can be caused by natural resources. The rest of the 29% are manmade. Communities all over the country are having to adapt. For example, in Texas people are no longer relying on the Rio Grande because it is getting too salty. Instead, they are now depending on water pumps.

The amount of salt in our water is not good. It is especially not good for it to be in major bodies of water that we get our water from. Having too much sodium in our system can harm us. I don not think that it is fair that communities are being forced to adapt to the new ways of getting their water.