Water Uses
Should there be restrictions to conserve water
Background Information
Yes
Yes, Governments should adapt better water conservation policies.
If governments adapted better water conservation policies, cleaner water could be provided to poor counties. 2-5 million people die a year because of polluted water illnesses. For example in Ethiopia the water people can get are usually miles and miles away from their villages, and the water is contaminated with bugs, poop, and dirt which can lead to disease. It's sad that millions of people die from not having any clean water.
If governments were to adapt better water conservation policies we could...
- Provide clean water to people that don't have access to it.
- Meet the peoples demands for water
- Prevent drought
Providing clean water
Clean water is a basic necessity that every human here on earth needs. The simple staright forward fact is, if people don't have clean water, they die.
Drought in the USA
Drought in the US has been more frequent as of lately simply because our population is at an all time high. Families use alot of water. In fact families waste a lot of water. The average american family wastes 59,720 gallons of water of year. Think of all the families living here in the US. Thats a lot of water thats being wasted.
Demand for water
Demand for water is at an all time high because our human population as a whole is at an all time high. The simple fact is the more people, the more demand there is for water. Demand also dependson the area you live in. For example someone might not have as much demand for water in an area that has a lot of freshwater lakes and mountains than a person that lives in a dry, barren area.
No
No, water conservation should be up to who needs it.
- It would be too expensive to get water to were it is needed
- People are responsible for their own water needs
- Raising demand for water which means it is becoming more expensive
Drought video.
This video shows how drought effect different areas. If there were laws to get water places it would lower the rate of drought throughout the world.