Preface by Paul Simon, former US Senator and author of "Tapped Out" Introduction US Overview by Erik Calonius, contributing editor,Fortune Spot Reports: Boston by Scott Allen, Boston Globe Tampa Bay Region by Jean Heller,St. Petersburg Times Atlanta and Southeast by Charles Seabrook,Atlanta Constitution Arizona by Steve Yozwiak,Arizona Republic Northern California by Glen Martin,San Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles by Rudy Yniguez,Imperial Valley Press Tables Industrial Water Use in the US  U.S. water recycling rates in major manufacturing industries (% of total water consumption) World Overview, by Peter Allison, editor,Global Water Intelligence Maps, Graphs and Tables Countries experiencing water scarcity in 1955, 1990 and 2025 (projected) (table) Countries projected to experience water stress or scarcity by 2025 (map) Worldwide water scarcity (table) Access to safe drinking water and sanitation in developing countries, 1980 to 2000 (graph) Availability of water (in cubic meters) per capita (table) Countries depending on river inflow from other countries for more than half their renewable water (table) Countries whose water use exceeds 100 percent of their renewable water supplies, with population doubling times (table) Per capita water use, by continent (cubic kilometer/year) (table) A look at some water conflicts (map) International Water Hot Spots, by Peter Allison Spot Reports Israel by Hirsh Goodman,Jerusalem Post Mekong River, Vietnam by Michael Bengwayan Bangladesh by I. M. Faisal Philippines by Michael Bengwayan Water Conflict in the Philippinesby Michael A. Bengwayan Moscow by Dr. Nikolay V. Sokolov Africa by Wanja Njuguna-Githinji Kenya by Wanja Njuguna-Githinji Articles: Finding a Better Way for Water Management, by Korinna Horta, Senior Economist at Environmental Defense and Lori Pottinger, Director of the Southern Africa Program of International Rivers Network. Water Wars of the Near Future, by Marq de Villiers, author of "Water Wars." The Rising Tide of Water Markets, by Clay J. Landry and Terry L. Anderson Trading Water Rights, by Travis Engen, former chairman and chief executive, ITT Industries Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs): New Players in Water Policy, by Jon Lane Mega Cities and Mega Slums in the 21st Century, by the Editors of WaterAid The Privatization of Water, by Erik Calonius Where It's Happening Where It's Not The New Water Economics, by former EPA administrator William K. Reilly