Save Water!
A PSA by Edward, Ben and Chad
Where does Texan water come from?
Ground water
this is water under our feet in underground streams and lakes. this accounts for around 30% of all the freshwater.
Surface water
This is water found in lakes, streams and rivers. it accounts for as little as 0.3%.
Ice caps
the ice caps found at the poles account for most of our water. they have around 70% of all freshwater,
will we run out of water?
Why conserve water?
What took millions of years for nature to create, has taken man 50 years to almost halve!
Impacts on ecology
Our daily water usage can have a large impact on ecology.By using to much water people can eventually tap out all the water in the underground aquifier leaving them nothing to use during times of drought.
How can you conserve water?
Also the state of Texas has a big part in this. First of all, they could use less water in public sprinklers, maybe only using them for a few hours a week. Next, they could limit the water supply given to public places like schools and government work places, i'm not saying that the state should force us to drink less in these places, but just to give public places enough water for people, without going over the amount needed. Next, and probably the most important, is to urge the citizens of Texas to use less water.
Finally if farmers use new watering techniques then they can drastically change the amount of water they use. they take up to 70% of all water supply's so it really is up to them to reduce water consumption.