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Q&A: Bill Christiansen on the Sustainable Development Goal for Water Efficiency
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Bill Christiansen, program manager for the Chicago-based Alliance for Water Efficiency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the efficient and sustainable use of water, talks with Circle of Blue about the subgoal to improve water efficiency.
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