The Importance of Water

The Importance of Water

The Importance of Water:

• What is the importance of water? “Water is life” is such a common expression that we use it almost as a cliché. However, that phrase is probably one of the most powerfully true messages the whole creation bears witness to.

• The earth is 2/3 water.

• The human body is 70% water.

• No life can be sustained without water. 

What are the ways in which we waste water?

• Using your toilet as a trash can. 

• Taking baths and long showers.

• Pipes Leakage.

• Laundry loads.

• Running dishwashers.

• Overwatering your lawn.

• Running the water while brushing your teeth.

Ways to Save Water Indoors:

• Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.

  
  

• Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.

  
  

• Take shorter showers.

  
  

• Never use your toilet as a wastebasket.

  
  

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.

  
  

•  Defrost frozen food in the refrigerator.

  
  

•  Rinse vegetables in a full sink or pan of water.

  
  

• Fully load your dishwasher.

  
  

• Rinse dishes in a full sink or pan of water.

  
  

• Wash full loads of clothes.

Ways to Save Water Outdoors:

• Don't over-water landscaping.

  
  

• Water your lawn or garden early in the morning or late in evening.

  
  

• Adjust sprinklers so that they don't water the sidewalk or street.

  
  

• Don't water on cool, rainy or windy days.

  
  

• Equip all hoses with shut-off nozzles.

  
  

• Use drip irrigation systems.

  
  

•  Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses.

  
  

• Use shrubs and ground cover to reduce the amount of grass.

  
  

• Place mulch around plants to reduce evaporation and discourage weeds.

• Set your mower blades one notch higher, since longer grass means less evaporation.

• Use a pool cover to cut down on water evaporation.

• Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.

• Use a broom rather than a hose to clean sidewalks, driveways, loading docks and parking lots.

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