Water Conservation

Water conservation involves trying to reduce the amount of water used, rather than increasing supply, vital as water is finite and therefore probably more sustainable.

This can be done in different ways:

1. Agriculture

More efficient irrigation stop doing flood irrigation as it is wasteful Drip irrigation and spray technology should be used Fertigration has been used in the US and Israel

2. Government policies

Rising water prices and the introduction of water meters Conserve wetland environments so saving more water

3. Industry

Recycling water and reusing it

4. Settlements

Bedzed almost all water falling here is collected and reused. All appliances used are done to water efficient Dongtan, China have 2 water systems going into homes, 1 for drinking water and 1 with grey water for gardens and toilets

5. Education

In Stigomta, Sweden, they hold an annual 'Pee Outside Day' which saves 50 percent of the water normally used to flush a toilet. 17th April in US have pee outside day, started in Atlanta in 2007 Slogans if its brown flush it down, if its yellow let it mellow

6. Domestic

Fit a low flush toilet, or put a water filled plastic bottle in your toilet tank Shorten your showers by 1-2 minutes Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth When washing the dishes by hand dont leave the water running Put only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher Keep a bottle of drinking water in the fridge, rather than running the tap to get cold water Water the garden at cool parts of the day Try harvesting water, by catching it in water butts Drive your car onto the lawn to wash it!!

Remember

Also you must revise the following water solution policies:

1. Dams 3 gorges, Aswan2. Transfers S-N china, Ebro River Spain, Turkey and Israel ( 2 as a min)3. Restoration Aral sea, River Kissimmee4. NGOs schemes Water aid5. Water privatisation - Bolivia6. Technology desalinisation, GM crops7. Virtual water