1. State College Borough Water Authority
www.scbwa.org
SUMMER 2014
In Central Pennsylvania we are fortunate to have a large
quantity of high quality drinking water so, it’s sometimes hard to
visualize the damage done by wasting of water and to
understand the importance of water conservation. By the year
2025 it’s predicted that 40% (1.8 billion people) will be affected
by “absolute” water scarcity. It’s predicted by 2050 that 40% of
the population could experience “severe water stress”.
Although most of the world is not running out of freshwater,
regions are enduring long-term freshwater shortages. Water
shortages are expected to continue to rise due to increasing
demand, unsustainable withdrawal rates, pollution and the
change in precipitation patterns. Water withdrawals in the
United States have tripled over the last 50 years.
Conservation is crucial to our future. Sit down with your family
and construct a plan to minimize water waste in your home.
Use the chart on the right to illustrate how much water you
could easily conserve. Remember, constant conservation in
your home will also reflect savings on your water bill.
DID YOU KNOW… Recycling is a form of water
conservation. Recycled materials can be produced using
half the amount of water needed to produce a new product.
EXAMPLE: It takes about 24,000 gallons of water to
produce paper, but only about 12,000 gallons to produce
recycled paper.

2. Dehydration is a serious matter. There are three levels of dehydration: mild, severe and
extreme. Mild symptoms of dehydration are reduced alertness and concentration, tiredness,
headaches and nausea. Severe symptoms include dizziness and physical weakness. If fluid levels
aren’t maintained, you can develop extreme symptoms such as cardiovascular and kidney problems.
A 20-22% loss of a person’s body water is fatal. The average person should consume approximately
8 glasses of water a day. During physical activities, you should take a drink every 10-15 minutes and
drink 1.5 times the water you have lost afterwards. Water helps to regulate your body’s temperature,
so extreme exercise, without water to cool down, could cause severe internal damage to your body.
Water is our body’s most crucial asset.
Make drinking water fun for your children this summer. Try making spa
water! Squeeze orange slices and blueberries, lemon slices and strawberries or
even lemon slices and kiwi into a glass of water to make it flavorful and healthy.
Be creative!