Transcript WAYS TO SAVE WATER!!!!

WAYS TO SAVE
WATER!!!!
“When the well is dry, we
know the worth of
water.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
The usual Suspects….
CUT BACK HOW LONG
THE FAUCET IS ON!
The Picture’s less bleak, if you lose every leak!
Low-water Appliances
Low-water toilets!!! 20 liters down to 5 liters
Low-water washing machines! 225liters to 150!
Water efficient Dishwashers! (no data)
Low-flow shower heads! 100 liters per minute
down to 20 liters per minute!
What is a Composting Toilet????
No water! Except
YOUR water….
Urine.
Instead, throw in
the paper, some
sawdust, and
then bacteria and
worms do the
work!
Saves water AND
makes nice
compost for your
garden!
Ways to make Salt Water Usable
Desalination!
Water Sewage treatment
1. Filtering
2. Using bacteria to degrade organic material
3. MORE filtering and chemical additives
(chlorine, fluoride, ect.)
Dragging Icebergs?
What's the use for icebergs ? Well, there have
been ideas of dragging them to countries that
lack freshwater and some tests have been
performed, but the overall cost is too high.
Cleaning up Groundwater
1. Removing a source of pollution
2. Pump out water and then remove pollution
3. Bioremediation- using living organisms to remove
pollutants (bacteria and fungi eat the chemicals;
plant roots absorb chemicals)
Trees with deep roots can be used!