water conservation

WATER CONSERVATION

-BY KIRTI BHANDARY

WHAT IS A WATER

CONSERVATION???We need to conserve water because we have so little to use and share with nature!!!!! Water conservation is a practice in which people, companies, and governments attempt to reduce their water usage.

WATER FACTS!!!

66%80%

97 per cent of water is salt water2 per cent is fresh water that has been frozen in glaciers, icebergs and ice capsLess than 1 per cent of the earth’s water, is water that animals and humans can drink

2 Gallons

5 Gallons

10-15 GALLONS

26.8%

Residential Indoor Uses of Water

Toilet – 26.8%

Clothes Washer – 21.7%Shower – 16.7%

Faucet – 15.7%

Bath – 1.7%Dishwasher – 1.4%

Leaks – 13.7% Other – 2.3%

Source: Awwa Research Foundation (1999)

WHY TO CONSERVE WATERWater is essential to life on earth. We need water to grow food, keep clean, provide power, control fire, and last but not least, we need it to stay alive!

Why Conserve Water?

IF RECYCLED THEN WHY???