- Here on the snowy slopes of Mt. Hood, Oregon,

- 這裡是俄勒岡州胡德山的雪坡上。

it seems impossible

看來不可能

that the U.S. could ever run low on water.

美國可能永遠不會缺水。

But government-backed research says it could,

但政府支持的研究表示，這可能。

in little more than 50 years.

在不到50年的時間裡。

(gurgling water)

（潺潺流水）

Oregon relies heavily on snow melt for its fresh water.

俄勒岡州的淡水嚴重依賴融雪劑。

But when the winter snows fail,

但當冬雪失敗時。

it can cause severe water shortages in the summer.

在夏季會造成嚴重缺水。

And those snows are failing more.

而那些雪更失敗了。

(gentle music)

（溫柔的音樂）

Today I've come to the City of Portland

今天我來到了波特蘭市。

to meet Kyle Anderson, lead architect

與首席建築師Kyle Anderson會面

of Hassalo on Eighth, an innovative housing development

Hassalo on Eighth，一個創新的住房開發項目。

where technology is helping to significantly

技術在其中發揮著重要作用。

reduce residents' water footprint.

減少居民的水足跡。

- The one thing about this project,

- 這個項目的一件事。

what makes it real unique,

是什麼讓它真正的獨特。

is that we had the opportunity to have critical mass.

是我們有機會擁有臨界品質。

You know, to take three acres of asphalt

你知道，要把三英畝的瀝青。

and bring on a million square feet

萬丈高樓平地起

of 657 apartments, all of a sudden the demand

657套公寓，突然間需求量大增

for the resources becomes much higher.

的資源變得更高。

So, the savings become that much higher as well.

所以，節省的費用也變得高了那麼多。

- And so talk to me about the red tanks.

- 所以跟我說說紅色坦克的事。

This is the NORM system.

這就是NORM系統。

- So, NORM is an acronym for

- 所以，NORM是英文單詞 "NORM "的縮寫。

Natural Organic Recycling Machine.

天然有機回收機。

This development treats all black and gray water

該項目對所有黑水和灰水進行處理

on site for the residents.

現場為居民。

We basically are harvesting water.

我們基本上是在收水。

All of the apartments for flushing toilets,

所有的公寓都有沖水馬桶。

for watering gardens, we're treating 45,000 gallons

澆灌花園，我們正在處理45,000加侖。

of black and gray water daily.

的黑水和灰水，每天。

And then we just celebrate it.

然後我們只是慶祝它。

It becomes part of the vernacular of the architecture.

它成為建築的鄉土氣息的一部分。

We call it science on display.

我們稱之為科學的展示。

Actually drove people to this development.

其實帶動了人們對這個發展。

As we build more and more

隨著我們建設越來越多的

and we get denser and denser

越積越多

this is going to become more and more important.

這將變得越來越重要。

Maybe we should be approaching infrastructure

也許我們應該接近基礎設施

in a different way.

以不同的方式。

- There are a lot of simple and accessible technologies

- 有很多簡單易行的技術

that have been put into this building

在這棟樓裡投入的

that we can use in all our homes.

我們可以在所有的家庭中使用。

- Hi, good to see you. - Hi, how are you?

- 嗨，很高興見到你。- 嗨，你好嗎？

- Talk to me a little bit about the water saving

- 跟我說說節水的事吧。

features in the building.

建築物的特點。

- We have compact four gallon dish washing system,

- 我們有緊湊的四加侖洗碗系統。

the low-flow shower, and the front loading washers

低流量淋浴器，以及前裝洗衣機。

and dryers.

和烘乾機。

- You didn't think about all these sustainable things

- 你沒有想到這些可持續發展的東西。

but they're already just built in for you.

但他們已經只是為你內置。

- Sustainability by design, right?

- 通過設計實現可持續性，對吧？

And it's becoming like the new norm.

而且這已經成為了新的常態。

- But many homes in the U.S. still use

- 但在美國，很多家庭仍在使用

standard top-loading washing machines

標準上裝式洗衣機

that can use around 45 gallons of water per load.

每次裝載可使用約45加侖的水。

But front-loaders use as little as 13.

但前裝機的使用量只有13。

- And many of us still rinse our dirty dishes

- 而我們很多人還在沖洗我們的髒盤子。

under a running faucet before loading them

在裝貨之前，先把它們放在流水的水龍頭下。

into the dishwasher.

進入洗碗機。

This is a huge waste of water

這是對水的巨大浪費

because you actually need the dishes to be dirty

因為你真的要把盤子弄髒

as the enzymes in the detergent latch onto food particles

因為洗滌劑中的酶會吸附在食物顆粒上。

to work effectively.

才能有效地開展工作。

It's these small actions done by housebuilders

正是這些建房者們的小動作

and homeowners across America that can

和美國各地的房主，可以

add up to big water savings.

加起來可以節約大量的水。

And that can make a huge difference

這可能會產生巨大的差異

to our nation's water security.

對我國的水安全。

(upbeat music)

(歡快的音樂)