# Water Scarcity Creates New Business Risks

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/water-scarcity-creates-new-business-risks/
- Published: 2023-10-11T09:00:31-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Jan Sochor via Alamy Stock Photo. Article by Samuel Greengard. InformationWeek – October 3, 2023. At a Glance Water scarcity leads to regulatory risks, restrictions on use, and drastically increases operational costs. Barrick Gold closed part of its Pascua Lama gold and copper mine because of water consumption concerns. Companies have developed membrane tech for more efficient separation of solids and organics from wastewater. […] Click here to view original web page at www.informationweek.com