1. Water ConservationAndAlternatives
Water Conservation:
Water conservationisthe savingof water,thatisavailable touse,forthe future generationsandalsofor
our future use.The freshwaterthatis available tousisfast depletingdue tooveruse of the same.In
orderto reduce thisexcessuse of the waterand preventthe wastage of thispreciousresource planand
strategieshave beenputinplace.
The main aimsthat are soughtto be achievedbywaterconservationareathatthe waterpresentinthe
ecosystemshouldnotbe usedupfasterthanthe time it takesto refill orreplace the waterused. The
otheraim isto ensure thatfreshwaterisavailable foruse tothe future generationsalso.
In orderto achieve these aimsandmanynew projectshave beenstartednotjustinanyparticular
countrybut all overthe world.A fewexamplesof these projectsare the cleanupof the Gangesriveror
the NicaraguaCanal projectandmany more.
Notjust inhomesbutplansfor waterconservationare beingadoptedsociallyandcommerciallyaswell.
Some of the areas where waterconservationpoliciesare mostneededare agriculture andindustries.
Solutionsforwaterconservationinagriculture are mostrequiredinirrigationasthe maximumamount
of waterisusedinthisprocess.One solutiontothisisto put inplace a propercanal systemthat
provideswaterforirrigationtothe entire farminan efficientmanner.Anotherwayistoput inplace
sprinklersandschedulingafixedtimeandduration forthe sprinklers.Similarly,inthe industriesitis
necessarytoreuse the water that is the byproductof some of the processesforotherprocesses.Also
checkingthe waterefficiencyof the machinesusedinthe processalsohelpsconserve aconsiderable
amountof water.
Alternative Sourcesof Water:
Apart fromthe freshwaterthat isalreadyavailable tousthere are othersourcesof waterthat mayhelp
sustainusand may be usedby the future generationforsurvivalandotherpurposes.
One such source of water israin water.Rainwatercanbe harvestedineveryhouse andusedfor
irrigationandsanitation.Itcanbe treatedandusedfor cookinganddrinkingpurposes.
Anothersource isgray water.Thisiswaste waterproducedindomesticplacesandcan be usedas such
influshingtoiletsandirrigation.Itcanbe storedfor lateruse also.
Reclaimedwaterthathasbeentreatedtoremove mostof the impuritiesandsolidsthatmayhave been
presentinit.Thiswateris mainlyusedfornon-potable purposes.Butwithadvancedtreatmentof this
water,itcan eventuallybe usedforpotable purposes.