INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ – Global Water Technologies, Inc. (OTC Markets: GWTR) is a supporting organization for the 3rd Annual Water Tech Summit that will be held in Santa Clara, California on February 7-9, 2012.

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 28, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ — The Indian water and wastewater treatment equipment market is dynamic and continues to provide a plethora of opportunities for equipment manufacturers. The market generated revenues of more than $1.2 billion in 2010 and is expected to show a double digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the forecast period.  Industrial and economic growth, water scarcity, increasing legislation and increasing pressure on the existing treatment plants are the key drives in this market.

A study found we are more likely to leave the tap running, take more baths, have longer showers and adopt a more cavalier attitude towards water than the rest of Europe.

It also emerged just six out of ten of us actively try and save water around the home compared to nine out of ten in Spain, and eight out of ten in Italy and France.

The figures are even more astonishing because Britons pay roughly GBP77 a year more for their water than anyone else in Europe.

Rose Timlett of WWF-UK [http://wwf.org.uk ], who are part of the Fairness on Tap campaign [http://www.fairnessontap.org.uk ], said: “The survey results show the majority of people in the UK are doing more than ever to save water, but there is still a long way to go if we are going to match the water-wise efforts of our European neighbours.

“Ultimately, cutting waste is essential to cutting rising water bills. But people need more help to be water efficient: they need advice, incentives and the right equipment.

“So it’s time the Government and the water companies played their part.

“The Government’s Water White Paper, due next month, is the opportunity to introduce a fair and sustainable water charging system based on water meters and supported by water efficiency and special tariffs to protect families on low income or with medical needs.”

The study found one in two of us leave the tap on when we brush our teeth, wasting over 400 million litres of water a day.

With water costing about 0.1p per litre, this equates to pouring GBP40 million pounds down the plughole.

By comparison half as many Germans would leave the tap running.

It also emerged twice as many Brits flush rubbish like cotton wool buds or facial wipes down the toilet compared to the French and one fifth of Brits admit they flush the toilet unnecessarily.

Brits are twice as likely to have a bath compared with people in Germany and nearly three times as likely as those in Spain and France.

And 18 per cent of Brits have a bath and a shower on the same day.

The research into the water wastage of 5,000 Europeans across Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany also revealed stark differences in attitudes around the value of water with most Brits believing water charges are unfair.

It’s not all bad news though with the results showing more than two thirds of us are actively trying to save water at home with the most popular methods including washing clothes less and only boiling as much water as needed for a cup of tea.

And one in twenty said they often jump in the bath or shower with their other half to save water.

Woman are slightly more water savvy, with more than two thirds trying to save water in the home compared to just more than half of men.

Rose Timlett added: “These results show that we have a more laissez faire attitude to our water use in the home compared to some of our European neighbours.”

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For further information contact James Coleman, james@swns.com, +44(0)203-4275404

Source: WWF-UK and the Fairness on Tap campaign

1) Local water agencies should implement groundwater management plans to meet sustainability objectives

2) The state facilitate the development of locally managed sustainability-based groundwater management plans

3) The State should remove impediments to sustainable groundwater management wherever possible

4) Sustainable groundwater management must be part of a comprehensive plan to achieve the coequal goals of improved statewide water supply reliability and environmental restoration

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“We are very encouraged by the release of these objectives,” said Robb Whitaker, General Manager of the Water Replenishment District. “WRD has been managing the groundwater of the Central Basin and the West Coast Basin of South Los Angeles County for over 50 years. Our integrated and sustainable groundwater management plan can serve as a guide to other agencies and we look forward to active participation in this plan.”

As the regional groundwater management agency for 11% of the State’s population who reside in 43 cities of southern Los Angeles County, WRD is doing all it can to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of groundwater water for the region.

The District’s Water Independence Now Program, or WIN Program, is a suite of water supply and reliability projects which when fully implemented can make replenishment of the most urbanized groundwater basins in the State independent of imported water supply from Northern California and the Colorado River.  When fully implemented, WRD’s WIN Program can completely replace imported water demand with local sources of water for replenishment purposes, making these groundwater basins fully self-sufficient.

Created by voters in 1959, WRD is a regional groundwater management agency that protects and preserves the quantity and quality of groundwater supplies for 10 percent of the State’s population residing in southern Los Angeles County.

SOURCE Water Replenishment District of Southern California

CONTACT: Elsa Lopez, +1-562-631-1518, elopez@wrd.org