It's World Water Day.The earth might be 3/4 water, but it's not as plentiful as that might lead you to believe.
California is in one of the worst droughts it has ever faced, which is bad news for everybody because of all the crops grown there.
Recently, I read that the average American uses 150 gallons of water each day.
That number, if true, is mind-boggling.
Even if it is half that number, it is still a lot of water.
How much water do we put down the drain unused? There's water we let run while it gets hot or to rinse out the sink or hydrate the lawn... much of it destined for the storm sewer.
There are ways we can do better, and conservation is the quickest and most effective way to have an impact.Turning off the water while brushing your teeth is pretty simple. Setting up a system of capturing rain water from your roof to water your plants is a bit more effort, but will help and save you on your monthly water bill.
You can find more tips at the United Nations Water Day website.
Whether or not you believe the world's climate is changing - it seems to me acting as if it is and taking steps to reduce waste and pollution is the right thing to do for the place we, our children, and our grandchildren call home.
Bottled water is one of the largest uses of water, and our collective agricultural industries are the top users.
We need water to survive, of course. In the course of settling across our country - we've irrigated life into deserts for our comfort.
There is much we can do to preserve this critical resource. Industries are starting to notice, taking steps to conserve where they can to save the resource and their bottom line.Still not convinced... well one item that caught my eye last week may convince you.
I read that it takes three barrels of water to make one barrel of beer (counting water to grow the barley and hops and through the brewing process).
If we want to continue enjoying an ice cold mug of beer on a warm day - we need to keep its main ingredient in good supply.
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