What is World Water Day?

Around the globe, over one billion people now lack access to clean drinking water. It’s a statistic that highlights the depth of the resource challenges we face in safeguarding health globally.

World Water Day is a UN event designed to recognize the water crisis and to bring people together to review solutions to the many issues surrounding water access. To help you understand World Water Day and learn more about your role in conserving water resources, we’re providing further details in our latest post.

World Water Day: The Scale of the Challenge

World Water Day was an event first recognized in 1993. The event focuses attention on the importance of water conservation, and on the techniques we can all use to minimize our impact on the local environment.

In 2017, the theme for World Water Day is wastewater. A recent U.S. geological survey found we waste 76-95 gallons of water per day, per person. The data also shows that 95% of the water we waste goes directly down the drain. This highlights the importance of a proactive response to the water crises by every individual.

What You Can Do

Now that we have an understanding on the scale of the waste of water taking place across the country, it’s important to look at what you can do in your own home to conserve water. The following steps can help you eliminate a large amount of water waste:

1. Take shorter showers: By showering for 5 minutes instead of your usual 10, you can eliminate a large percentage of water waste in your home. The average 10-minute shower uses over 16 gallons of water, and you can cut this number in half by simply taking a 5-minute shower instead.
2. Use low flow systems: Low flow systems are designed to minimize the amount of water used by our home systems. Both low flow showers and low flow toilets use less than half the amount of water traditional systems require. Over time, and including your entire family, you can reduce your home water waste by hundreds of gallons a year.
3. Turn off the taps: You might find that you’re using a significant amount of water during the day, even when you haven’t showered or used the dishwasher. This is often because we leave the taps on when brushing teeth and washing dishes in the sink. Try to turn off your faucets in between cleaning and you’ll save gallons of water a month.

By discovering more about the true scale of the water crisis, you can take a more active role in conserving our resources. Call Johnson Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing at (317) 714-0936 to learn more about this important issue.