California’s Water Shortage Currently California is facing a water shortage. The issue has been addressed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in February. He called for all state agencies to find the way to help in the statewide water shortage. This is California’s third consecutive year of drought and last spring and summer was the worst of the season because it had the lowest amount of water recorded and California’s reservoirs were at their lowest point as well which did not help in the water shortage
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Water is a basic necessity of life and every household in a variety of situations on daily basis uses clean water. Water is needed‚ in addition to drinking‚ for bathing and washing of all sorts of things. From the clothes we put on our bodies to the cooking utensils we use in prepearing what we eat. Clean water is also used in preparation of some drinks. Water is not just needed to maintain the biological fluid equilibrum of the human body‚ but also to keep our surroundings clean to reduce incidences
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right that Every single day 11.7 million people don’t have access to the clean or pure water they need to survive. It isn’t air that because of one small mistake in their past. The whole of Madagascar has to deal with the fact that they can’t reach safe or pure water. Madagascar is an amazing country famous for its wildlife and landscape yet across the island over half the population lives without access to safe water. It’s home to thousands of animal species‚ such as lemurs‚ Panther Chameleon and Tomato
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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January 2013 Introduction Where there is no surface water‚ where groundwater is deep or inaccessible due to hard ground conditions‚ or where it is too salty‚ acidic or otherwise unpleasant or unfit to drink‚ another source must be sought. In areas that have regular rainfall‚ the most appropriate alternative is the collection of rainwater‚ called ‘rainwater harvesting’. Falling rain can provide some of the cleanest naturally occurring water that is available anywhere. This is not surprising
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Final Exam Question #3 Here are ten simple things that we can do now to conserve our water and help keep our planet greener; 1. Turn off the water when you aren’t using it. Running water while you brush your teeth or shave is literally letting your water go down the drain 2. Keep cold drinking water in the fridge. Running the tap to let your water get cold is a terrible use of fresh drinking water. 3. Take shorter showers and install a low-flow showerhead. An average 5 minute shower
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through the puddles to make the biggest wave possible? Most do not have to wonder where that water ends up because they know. Society hears the news about the storm-water run-off problems‚ or the pollution of the beaches because the storm drains cannot handle the volume of water. Even with drought conditions‚ there are billions of gallons of fresh water being dumped into the ocean every year‚ becoming salt water‚ unusable for human consumption‚ unusable for agriculture‚ only to be pumped back through
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Water crisis in Kenya Ygnacia Bradford October 12‚ 2010 An increasingly serious drought continues to plague the county of Kenya effecting the environment and numerous ways. The Population‚ Health Risks & Disease The typical day for a rural Kenyan family‚ usually children‚ who should otherwise be in school‚ walk several miles to search for water to provide for the family for cleaning‚ and food preparation. Most times the water is dirty‚ not treated or which is contaminated by surface
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Illustration of Water Pollution October 23rd‚ 2012 “Recently published data show that world-wide 2.4 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation.”(Cited in‚ “The Existing Urban Environmental Sanitation System in Hanoi and Problems Related”). The access to clean water is rapidly decreasing‚ and it is a global concern. Water pollution refers to the contamination of water sources from substances that are harmful to the environment and ecosystems. The issue of water pollution is commonly
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Water Runs Dry – North American Water Crisis Collectively the United States is ranked as the greatest consumers of water worldwide; a startling fact for a country that cannot support its own unrivaled demands (Barlow‚ 2007). The United States is now crucially dependent on nonrenewable groundwater for a staggering 50% of its daily water usage (Barlow‚ 2007). In addition to such formidable numbers‚ citizens of the United States use and waste up 80-100 gallons or 454 liters of water per day (Perlman
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