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A spot of land that had a lot of groundwater. However, by 1730, 30,000 people lived within the first seven blocks of philadelphia, next to the delaware river. Well, 30,000 people caused filth in the city and polluted their water sources. The groundwater was not potable. And in one year, 1 6 of the population died of yellow fever. Now, they didnt know at the time that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes. But the health issue was major in that First Movement to build a water system. Narrator so...

Across america, cities and towns, homes and businesses all depend upon one basic resource. Modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. Woman okay, so today, were going to look at how do we get our water . Narrator and today, its a matter of simply turning on the tap. So often, we forget about the value of water. Water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator ...

Modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. Woman okay, so today, were going to look at how do we get our water . Narrator and today, its a matter of simply turning on the tap. So often, we forget about the value of water. Water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator over 300 Million People live in the United States. And each person uses an average of 100 g...

In the price we pay for water. Man when you take a look at how much people pay for water, as a percentage of median household income, its usually less than 1 . And when you compare that to how much we pay for electricity and gas, cable tv, and internet, the bottom line is, in the United States, we dont pay a heck of a lot for water. Curtis at an average cost of about 2. 50 for 1,000 gallons of tap water, it is a great bargain. Garvin but the rates that are being charged for water are insufficien...

Hello, i am mark barton. This is countdown. I am anna edwards. We are getting numbers from frances largest lender, bnp breaking earnings right now. Lets get straight to that. A surprise drop in fourthquarter profits. 1. 1 billionide tied to a review of payments to parties subject to u. S. Economic sanctions. 76 to 127falling by million euros. The lowest Quarterly Results since the Fourth Quarter of 2008. It is a mess, missing the one billion euro average estimated by analysts at bloomberg. Decis...

Money and become more financially secure. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report. Good evening, everyone. Fresh worries today about Consumer Spending and the outlook for the u. S. Economy. Retail sales in june were a big disappointment. They notched up just a fraction. Much less than forecast. Sales of gasoline, clothing, furniture, new cars and trucks were strong, but sales of building materials, computer and other electronics disappointed. And americans dined out a lot less often...

Money and become more financially secure. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report. Good evening, everyone. Fresh worries today about Consumer Spending and the outlook for the u. S. Economy. Retail sales in june were a big disappointment. They notched up just a fraction. Much less than forecast. Sales of gasoline, clothing, furniture, new cars and trucks were strong, but sales of building materials, computer and other electronics disappointed. And americans dined out a lot less often...

Behind them. Closing the gap. Why the Great Recession prompted an increase in the number of women to take control of their money and become more financially secure. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report. Good evening, everyone. Fresh worries today about Consumer Spending and the outlook for the u. S. Economy. Retail sales in june were a big disappointment. They notched up just a fraction. Much less than forecast. Sales of gasoline, clothing, furniture, new cars and trucks were str...

What one of the worlds biggest banks and most widely held stocks is doing to put the past behind them. Closing the gap. Why the Great Recession prompted an increase in the number of women to take control of their money and become more financially secure. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report. Good evening, everyone. Fresh worries today about Consumer Spending and the outlook for the u. S. Economy. Retail sales in june were a big disappointment. They notched up just a fraction. Muc...

Operations for the city. San franciscos underground studio counts overnight a steady flow of fresh water to keep the wheels turn. Clay needs water to be able to throw and stuff like that. Reporter keeping the water clean and flowing is a concern. Tonight, officials are monitoring the rim fire, worried about its impact on the hetch hetchy power and water supply. The system provides water to 2. 6 million bay area residents. Most of the pipelines are underground. A big concern is ash floating into ...