As early as elementary science, it taught us that water covers 70% of
the Earth's surface, while earth’s land mass only covers 30% of the
Earth's surface. Now that is huge different.
Everyone might wonder how come other environmental organizations have
been relentless in their campaign to conserve water. Well the truth is
only a small percentage of water is actually in a useable state, the
majority being the saltwater of the ocean or in the polar icecaps. And
the rest of the earth’s body of water such as rivers and streams are
fast drying up. Rain barrels are one of the most practical ways to
conserve water.
With the earth’s booming population and industrialization, both require
put pressure to the earth’s water reservoir. The human population
requires more fresh water to drink and so food production such as
agriculture and livestock. As industrialization continues globally more
and more water is used in manufacturing processes. These scenarios
suggest one clear message to all; water shortage is an imminent problem
in the near future.
The government has a big role to play in creating laws that protects
earth’s natural water resources from total destruction and disseminating
information to the public with ways and means to conserve water. A lot
of states in US are encouraging the use of rain barrels, especially to
the households who are far away from towns and villages with no reliable
water system.
By simple installing rain barrels, the household can save a great deal
of water. Though rain barrel water may not pass as drinking water
without proper and thorough filtration system, it can used in flushing
toilet, lawn and gardening usage, car washing and general cleaning
purposes. Collecting and catching rain water is easy too; minutes of
heavy downpour are enough to fill up large rain barrels that can be used
by households for several days. Just imagine how much water can be
saved if all household will turn into utilize rain barrels as a mean to
save and conserve water.
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