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 Economic and Environmental Advantages of Water Conservation

By Valerie Howard

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Water conservation is an important concept, but many people may not realize exactly how much of a difference conserving water can actually make.  It’s easy to picture water as being an endless resource, causing the value of water conservation to seem relatively small… after all, what’s the point in conserving water when there’s always going to be more?  Unfortunately, water is not anywhere near being a limitless resource; without conservation there is a very real threat of water shortages in the areas that need water the most.  The environmental impact of water conservation isn’t the only thing that should be considered when deciding how important conservation really is, however.

It is generally much easier to see a problem when viewing it from the perspective of how it can affect you instead of how it affects the world, and water conservation can have a major impact on your life without you even realizing it.  By conserving water you save money, and not just the few dollars on the water bill each that can be saved by fixing leaky faucets and adjusting the water output of your toilet.  The more water that is conserved, the less need there will be for expensive facilities to desalinate or treat water that currently isn’t able to be used for human consumption.  This can reduce taxes as well as your water bill overall, and by making more water available for irrigation efforts can even reduce the amount that you pay for vegetables and other foods at the store.  When adding this to the amount that adds up from the “few dollars” that you save each month you may find that you’re actually saving quite a bit of money each year because of water conservation efforts.

On the larger scale, water conservation is important from the environmental standpoint because it increases the amount of useable water that is available overall.  Polluted water and saltwater are not only bad for humans to drink, but can damage crops and will even cause problems or grazing fields and trees as well.  Clean water is needed to combat droughts that are becoming more common in major agricultural sectors, and is also vitally important to disaster relief efforts focused on areas where local water may be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria.  Without water conservation, the amount of fresh water available to assist in these situations will be drastically reduced… and that’s not even counting the water shortages that may occur in other areas as the water supplies become more in demand.

  The Importance of Water Conservation

By Matthew Sorrow

“Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” is a familiar mantra. When it comes to conserving water, it is important to understand the value of these efforts. Because of water’s vital importance, we need to ensure that our safe supply lasts. By preserving water, we can save energy, reduce costs and protect the ecosystem.

Every time water runs down the drain, it becomes waste water, needing treatment in order to be used again. The operations of water treatment facilities are costly, and massive amounts of energy are used to turn waste water into potable water. When we reduce the amount of water that needs to be treated, we conserve energy and money.

The environment’s rivers, groundwater reservoirs and underground aquifers provide our fresh water. Although water shortages and droughts cause our gardens to wilt and our autos to remain dusty, a lack of water also affects fish, fowl, flora and other wildlife that depend upon it for their survival. When water runs low, it has a direct impact on the entire ecosystem.

According to UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the process for heating hot water in our homes involves embedded emissions that release close to 35 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. When we reduce the amount of hot water we use for household chores and bathing, we reduce the amount greenhouse gases that are emitted.

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