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n Water is one of those resources that we just have on hand, for the most part. If you are blessed enough to live in an area without regular drought conditions or poor water supply systems, then it is easy to forget how precious water is. Following that, i ...

Why We Should Care About Saving Water n n Since 71% of the earth is covered in water, some people can’t help but wonder: Why should we conserve? n Here are a few important facts about water on this planet from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bure ...

n n If we all do our part in conserving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment. n n n n n n n The average person uses around 140 liters of water a day. But huge water deficits are on track to occur by the 2080s – so we need ...

Next to air, water is the most important element for the preservation of life. Water is a finite commodity which, if not managed properly, will result in shortages in the near future. Water conservation can go a long way to help alleviate these impending ...

n Water scarcity is being driven by two converging phenomena : growing freshwater use and depletion of usable freshwater resources. Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, and an increasing ...

Why identify and protect healthy watersheds? In many ways, healthy watersheds substantially affect the quality of life for people and the environment overall – often by performing ‘free work’ that communities do not have to do, or pay for, themselves. The ...

Do water filter pitchers work? Tap water may seem clean, but it’s most likely it has some compounds and chemicals, such as zinc, chlorine, and hydrogen sulfide, can make your water have a metallic flavor or smell like sewage, besides the harm that they can ...