Was: Re: Another reason to drink alot of water Now: OT: Wasting water

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Only an extemely small portion all of the water in this " closed

circuit " is potable. ( " Pollution has so diminished the world's fresh

water resources that less than one percent of it can be used for

drinking or agriculture, and even as the Green Revolution increased

food production it was creating depleted aquifers, saline soil, and

chemical pollution.http://www.hermes-press.com/water.htm)

It is abit too simplistic of a view. BTW: Your wastewater must be

processed to make it potable again. This takes energy...as in scarce

energy resources. Do you think you are drinking water straight from

the bay? .....without processing?

" Water Pollution Monitoring And Governance in Coastal Areas

Industrial development and population growth along coastal areas

has increased the risk of pollution of coastal environmental

resources. Pollutants from land-based sources reaching the coastal

areas via water influx area major factor in deteriorating coastal

environments. "

" Water comprises the most basic and critical component of all aspects

of human life and is an indispensable component of the global life

support system. The water environment is characterized by the

hydrological cycle, including floods and droughts, with some regions

of the world being more vulnerable to their devastating consequences.

The widespread scarcity, gradual destruction and aggravated pollution

of water resources along with the progressive encroachment of

incompatible activities have led to a range of water crises across the

globe. The complex nature of problems and issues requires an

integrated planning and management approach. It is also important to

recognize the multi-sector utilization of water resources for water

supply and sanitation, agriculture, industry, urban development,

hydropower generation, fisheries, transportation, recreation, low and

flat lands management and other activities. "

http://www.unu.edu/env/water/water.html

" More then one billion people in the world lack access to clean water,

and things are getting worse. Over the next two decades, the average

supply of water per person will drop by a third, possibly condemning

millions of people to an avoidable premature death. In this free web

focus, Nature presents an analysis of the global water crisis with a

collection of news, features and interactive graphics. "

http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/water/index.html

Kit

> > I'm not on metered water so I just let it go back down the drain.

> It will be back and I really don't feel like it is wasted. How can

> you really waste water? What I let go down the drain dilutes all the

> crap others put down the drain. Sort of like recycling to me.

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> > Shari

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Carol Minnick

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> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 12:30 PM

> > Subject: Re: Another reason to drink alot

> of water

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> > What do you do with all the waste water? Do you save it? Or just

> let it go down the drain. Seems like such a hassle to me to collect

> the waste water and use it for flushing, or whatever.

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> > Carol

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> > From: MorningGlory113@a...

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> > I just drink my reverse osmosis because it's cheap

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