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In most U.S. counties, water supply outweighs demand. With a bulk of the population living in sustainable water basins – where the supply of renewable water is greater than its withdrawal – the United States ranks 71st out of 181 countries in baseline water stress.
In some municipalities, however, net consumption of water is far greater than renewable…