More than 80% of sewage in developing countries is discharged untreated, polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas.

UNESCO

L'acqua è il motore della Natura.

Leonardo da Vinci

Recycled water can satisfy most water demands, as long as it is adequately treated to ensure water quality appropriate for the use.

EPA

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Aeschylus

Sanitation and drinking water investments have high rates of return: for every $1 invested, there is a projected $3-$34 economic development return.

UN WWAP 2009

Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world’s groundwater aquifers.

Spalding and Exner, 1993

The greatest service freshwater ecosystems provide – marshes in particular – is water purification.

Costanza et al. 1997

Every day, 2 mil tons of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste are discharged into the world’s water.

UN WWAP 2003