<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>A Glass of Water</title><description>Household water notes.</description><link>https://aglassofwater.org/</link><item><title>How contaminated water makes people sick</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/waterborne-disease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/waterborne-disease/</guid><description>Contaminated water can make people sick when they drink it, cook with it, or wash food in it. Household steps can reduce that risk. This note is not medical care.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a household rainwater system does</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/rainwater/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/rainwater/</guid><description>A household system catches rain, sets aside the first dirty flow, and stores what remains. It does not calculate a tank size, and it does not make a dry year wet.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why a water well cost is not one number</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/wells/cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/wells/cost/</guid><description>Depth, geology, and whether the well is for a household or a community gift all change the work. A single price hides that.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How dug, driven, and drilled wells differ</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/wells/types/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/wells/types/</guid><description>Dug, driven, and drilled wells are named for how the hole is made. The type describes the ground and the method. It is not a catalog of products.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a gift well appeal is asking</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/wells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/wells/</guid><description>A gift well is a well a public appeal asks other people to fund. Check ownership, maintenance, and water safety before giving. A Glass of Water does not collect donations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What water scarcity means for a household</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/water-scarcity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/water-scarcity/</guid><description>Water scarcity is a shortage relative to need. Physical shortage and economic shortage are different, and a household feels them differently.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a water crisis is</title><link>https://aglassofwater.org/water-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aglassofwater.org/water-crisis/</guid><description>A water crisis is a break in supply, safety, or access. The term names a failure. It does not, by itself, say who should act.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>