The Environmental News Network (ENN) recently issued an article discussing the disappearance of ground water. Unfortunately, due to the careless use of water, the world's aquifers are being used faster than they can be replenished. In fact, the current rate of depletion has more than doubled since the 1960's. So what is causing this growing problem? A majority of the blame can be traced to agricultural irrigation which, accounts for 70 to 80 percent of groundwater usage. However, the rest of the blame can be linked to professional and recreational water usages.
Even though agriculture is responsible for this disappearance of water, there seems to be little movement to change irrigation practices. Until the day comes that these farming corporations begin to change their ways, we, as individuals can do our part to practice water saving techniques. In the United States, we take well water for granted. It is always on hand and always has been. However few of us realize how much water we waste during an average day. There are a number of quick changes and alterations that we can administer to do our part in saving the world's water sources.
Even though agriculture is responsible for this disappearance of water, there seems to be little movement to change irrigation practices. Until the day comes that these farming corporations begin to change their ways, we, as individuals can do our part to practice water saving techniques. In the United States, we take well water for granted. It is always on hand and always has been. However few of us realize how much water we waste during an average day. There are a number of quick changes and alterations that we can administer to do our part in saving the world's water sources.
Do Your Part! Conserve Water Usage.
- Check your faucets and pipes of leaks. Depending on the size, a leak can waste from 20 to 200+ of gallons of water per day.
- Install water-saving shower heads and toilets, as well as low-flow faucet aerators. Water-saving appliances are inexpensive, easy to install and save you money in the long run :)
- Place plastic bottles or float booster in the tank of your toilet. This simple practice lowers the amount of water used per flush and can save 10+ gallons of water per day.
- Insulate your water pipes
- Take shorter showers (a four-minute shower uses approximately 20 -40 gallons of water)
- Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush
- Rinse your razor in the sink instead of under a running faucet
- Load your dishwasher and washing machine to full capacity
- Keep a pitcher of drinking water in the fridge then it will be nice and cold when you need it and you won't have to waste tap water while waiting for it to get cold.
Click here to view this ENN article.
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