"When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water"-- Widely attributed to Benjamin Franklin

 "Filthy water cannot be washed"-West African proverb

" A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations" -Lyndon B. Johnson

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