Water conservation

1. Water Conservation
By Dr. Beena Negi

2. Why conserve water?
1. It is a resource that is a benefit to everyone.
2. To save money. Lower consumption means lower water bills.
3. To keep rates low. Maximizing current water supplies helps defer the
need to develop new, more expensive sources of water.
4. To prepare for a drought. Many areas of the country have experienced
drought conditions in the past few years. Water conservation helps prepare
for these worst of times.
5. To comply with regulations. Many states and local regulators have
established efficient water use regulations.

3. Water conservation
Agriculture use:
Use covered or lined canals
Computer monitoring and scheduled release
Night or early morning irrigation
Use sprinklers or drip irrigation
Develop crop that use less water
Industrial use:
Use cooling towers that use less water
Waste water should be treated and reused

4. Domestic use
Water your lawn only when it needs.
Efficient bathroom fixtures.
Fix leakage.
Flush the toilet when necessary.
Turn off the water while shaving.
Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth.
Low flow shower heads.
Take shorter showers.
Dishwashing: Wash all dishes at once, Then
rinse all at once.
Use Rain barrels for garden water.
Waste water from RO should be collected and
used.

5. Rain water harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting is capturing and storing
rainfall to irrigate plants or to supply people and
animals.
Rainwater harvesting prevents flooding of lowlying
areas
Rain water harvesting replenishes the ground
water table and enables our dug wells and bore
wells to yield in a sustained manner
It helps in the availability of clean water by
reducing the salinity and the presence of iron salts

6. subsurface dams
check dams
rainwater harvesting from
rooftop catchments
farm ponds
Storage of rainwater on surface for future use

7. Recharge bore pit
Recharge well
Ditches
Recharge to ground water

8. Advantages of RWH
provides self- sufficiency to your water supply
reduce the cost for pumping ground water
reduce self erosion in urban areas
rainwater harvesting systems are simple which can be adopted by
individuals
provide high quality water through dilution when recharge to ground
water

9. Activities to be done...
1. To identify the macro and micronutrients present in processed food
items.
2. Calculate the BMI of your family members and yourself.
3. Make a list of the chemicals used at your home.
4. Collect water samples from different sources and check whether it
is hard water or soft water.