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Published on Nov 20, 2015
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“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” —Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997). The problem here is water, how much water we use and how much we waste whether it be showers and cleaning to dumping trash into large bodies of water. The reason I bring water management up is because water keeps us alive. Water is in everything and it's what keeps our planet alive. If we are going to kill our planet we at least need to keep it until we find a planet that humans can survive on.
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In addition to saving money on your utility bill, water conservation helps prevent water pollution in nearby lakes, rivers and local watersheds. Conserving water can also extend the life of your septic system by reducing soil saturation, and reducing any pollution due to leaks. Overloading municipal sewer systems can also cause untreated sewage to flow to lakes and rivers. The smaller the amount of water flowing through these systems, the lower the likelihood of pollution. In some communities, costly sewage system expansion has been avoided by communitywide household water conservation.
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Because in the United States we use so much water we actually have to buy water from Canada. There is actually an idea to build a HUGE pipeline from Canada to the United States, because of the amount of water we use. If we don't change this we will run out of fresh water we can use and we will continue paying Canada for their water but they will be giving us water along with using water so it wouldn't be as long as you might think for them to run out just like us and along with the part where we pay Canada for water is, the fact we are in debt to china so paying another country lots of money for water that we could have if we just filled our dishwashers completely full and took a minute or two out of our shower time.
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Nearly half of the population in England and Wales now live in areas of "water stress" where supply might not keep up with demand - a problem usually associated with parched regions such as north Africa and the Middle East. The huge pressure on water supplies from large and wealthy populations in areas with relatively low rainfall is detailed in the most comprehensive report yet on the state of water resources by the Environment Agency. People are also using far too much water. The study says average water use is 148 litres per person per day, and as high as 170 litres in the south-east of England - compared to a government target of 130.
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“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” —Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997). The onl;y way we can survive and allow the earth to live is to work to recycle, use less water and lay off the coal. You may like how your life is right now, it may seem amazing, but what happens in 10 years? Maybe nothing? What about 30 years or 40 years, what about even 50 years?? You might still be alive, you might have grankids. Do you reall want them to live and grow up in the world thats just utterly destroyed? think about that.
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Sites:
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-home-percapita.html
http://wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/
http://www.americanwater.com/49ways.php
Aurthority, Lower C. "Water Questions & AnswersHow Much Water Does the Average Person Use at Home per Day?" Per Capita Water Use. Water Questions and Answers; USGS Water Science School. N.p., 2014. Web. 09 Apr. 2015.
"100+ Ways To Conserve - Water Use It Wisely." Water Use It Wisely. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2015.
"Water Questions & AnswersHow Much Water Does the Average Person Use at Home per Day?" Per Capita Water Use. Water Questions and Answers; USGS Water Science School. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2015
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