To Waste or Not to Waste?
By: Lauren F, Katie U, Joaquin P, and Sarath S
Our Water is Running Out!
How to Save our Water
When washing dishes by hand, don’t let the water run. Fill one basin with wash water and the other with rinse water.
Consider buying a dual-flush toilet. It has two flush options: a half-flush for liquid waste and a full-flush for solid waste.
Use a pool cover to help keep your pool clean, reduce chemical use and prevent water loss through evaporation.
Only run your washer and dishwasher when they are full, it will save up to 1,000 gallons of water
Washing dark clothes in cold water saves water and energy, and helps your clothes retain their color
How Water is Distrubuted
Some usable water comes from ground springs, some fresh water lakes and rivers, and some people get it from glaciers.
Most of our tap water is recycled through pipes/aqueducts to remove "impurities" in the water and then redistributed back to our homes
- Also, some other use able sources for water is underground springs and man made aquifers
How We Use Water
The average person uses 80-100 gallons per day
A five minute shower uses 25-50 gallons
- 28% of California’s water supply goes to residential/ household uses, like washing dishes and clothes, 22% goes to moving water for extraction, and pumping, 18% goes to commercial purposes for heating and cooling, 15% goes to farms for livestock, agriculture, and irrigation, 13% goes to industrial purpose for making sectors, construction, mining, and airport usage, 4% goes to wastewater treatment.