Company Direction
 Earth Resource Systems is a privately owned company established to:
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Provide public policy groups and non-profits professional services and expertise in the project management, resource assessment, and environmental areas.
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Offer training content and programs to educate the public about he technical, scientific, and political causes of some of our current natural resource challenges.
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Offer third party expertise and presence at local, regional, and state-wide public policy meetings and provide subsequent reporting.
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Provide a web portal and collaborative community for guests or other experts to comment on papers or opinions regarding natural resource problems.
Our Mission Statement
Working with public & private sector organizations to shape the formulation, adoption, and implementation of public policies pertaining renewable and non-renewable natural resources, in order to build a better today and a stronger tomorrow.
Focus
As a boutique-consulting firm formed to tackle complex natural resource allocation problems that affect our daily lives. Our primary focus is on resource management and water supply/demand issues in the southeastern USA.--Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. For example, what water will be used to supply the future water needs of Metropolitan Atlanta? Our forte is in offering a low-cost alternative solutions and options through a fresh, unbiased scientific approach.
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Opening communications amongst stakeholders (entities involved in the business of natural resource supply and demand to the public) and increasing awareness of the myraid information sources for policy formulation. Who are these stakeholders?:
- * Private (homeowners and others who live and work in communities)
- * Public (municipalities and governments formed to govern these communities)
- * Technical / Scientific (consultants,engineers, scientist who work in research and development )
- * Academia (Professionals associated or working with higher educational institutions or community colleges)
- * Non-Profits (Associations or groups formed with common interest who are not paid for their services)
- * Corporations (For-profit groups formed who sell their services for a fee)
- * ThinkTanks and Foundations (groups who research a few specific issues funded through endowments)
- Helping discern and translate the many datasets and information to non-technical people empowering them to make informed decisions on areas that impact or will affect their communities.
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* Perform active research, participation and collaboration between said groups.
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* Provide stakeholders with viable policy options in a simplified format easy for communicating to the public.
- * Engage stakeholders through collaborative forums in person and on-line via internet and social networks.
Factors
Many factors have contributed to the need for comprehensive resource management:
- Population growth accelerated by the influx of residents from other parts of the USA and from rural to urban areas led to increased urbanization concentrated in large metropolitan areas.
- Degradation of water supplies due to aging infrastructure, loss of tax base, and inadequate pricing mechanisms.
- Changes to regulations and enforcement of those regulations.
- Public perceptions and media interpretations on resource scarcity (i.e climate change)
- Droughts and flood conditions are natural occurrences accentuated with populations living in areas that never were meant to handle large population pressures. Out-dated infrastructure and improper planning account for some of the unfortunate consequences of these natural cycles--damages to homes and businesses, rationing, and economic losses to communities.
Actions
Challenging economic climates in these states and dwindling state and municipal budgets are a call-to-action to rethink how we do business. It is an opportunity for us to collaborate and come up with some creative ways to improve our water infrastruture, supply and quality.
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