1. Water is very precious to people. They use it in almost activities they do. Primarily, they
use water for domestic purposes such as drinking, food preparation, bathing cleaning,
and watering plants. Secondarily, water is used for industrial processes, commercial
protect. Realizing how important water is for drinking and food preparation. Clean
water which is free from disease-causing bacteria should always be available. Boiling
water is the traditional way to get healthy drinking water. Clean and healthy water is
also necessary for bathing and cleaning; fish and plants need water which is free from
pollution.
As the population of the world increases, people are now facing a serious problem of
water pollution, especially in big cities. The growth of population does not cope with the
development of housing facility. Consequently, too many people live in one area, and
environmental cleanliness cannot be controlled very well. People’s activities are
chemical substances that affect the natural condition of water of its intended use.
Organic wastes from homes and industries contaminate the water. As the result,
waterways like rivers, lakes, and even oceans are subjected to pollution. This polluted
water is harmful to living things that consume it. Plants cannot grow well and do not
yield good quality fruit. Fish do not grow and breed properly. This in turn, will affect the
health of people who consume them
Water pollution is really a problem for all people. They however cannot overcome this
individually. They need to cooperate as responsible citizens. They should not throw
away domestic wastes everywhere. They must not dump harmful substances into the
rivers. Industries must realize the importance of recycling rubbish. And above all, they
should not let the chemical waste get into the rivers or other public waterways.
