This document discusses the importance of water and provides information on ensuring water is healthy. It describes the key steps to make water healthy which include: 1) Removing harmful contaminants through multi-stage filtering 2) Replenishing water with natural minerals that are reduced through distribution 3) Balancing the pH to an alkaline level between 7.5-9.5 4) Ensuring the water has a great natural spring water taste to promote proper hydration.

1. PROJECT WATER
DESIGNED BY BAVNEET SINGH
CLASS IV-C
BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

3. Water is our lifeline that bathes us and feeds us. In ancient cultures water
represented the very essence of life. The Romans were the first to pipe water
into their growing cities, especially with their aqueducts. They also realized that
sewage water could cause damage to their people, and needed to be removed
from large areas of people.
Water has played a role not only in the history of countries, but in religion,
mythology, and art. Water in many religions cleanses the soul through holy
water. For example, the water at Lourdes, France is thought by many religions
to be sacred water with healing powers. In Egyptian mythology, the Nu was the
beginning of everything and represented water. It brought life to their people,
but in drought, produced chaos.
Water has always been perceived as a gift from the gods as it rained from the
heavens.

4. Water is a transparent fluid which forms the world's streams, lakes, oceans and rain,
and is the major constituent of the fluids of living things. . As a chemical compound,
a water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are
connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature
and pressure, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice; and gaseous
state, steam (water vapor).Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. It is vital for
all known forms of life. On Earth, 96.5% of the planet's water is found in seas and
oceans, 1.7% in groundwater, 1.7% in glaciers and the ice caps of Antarctica and
Greenland, a small fraction in other large water bodies, and 0.001% in
the air as vapor, clouds (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in
air), and precipitation. Only 2.5% of the Earth's water is freshwater, and 98.8% of
that water is in ice and groundwater

5. Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other lifeforms even though it provides
no calories or organic nutrients. Access to safe drinking water has improved over the last
decades in almost every part of the world, but approximately one billion people still lack access
to safe water and over 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation.[4] There is a clear
correlation between access to safe water and gross domestic product per capita.However,
some observers have estimated that by 2025 more than half of the world population will be
facing water-based vulnerability. A report, issued in November 2009, suggests that by 2030, in
some developing regions of the world, water demand will exceed supply by 50%.Water plays an
important role in the world economy, as it functions as a solvent for a wide variety of chemical
substances and facilitates industrial cooling and transportation. Approximately 70% of the fresh
water used by humans goes to agriculture.

6. SAVE WATER

7. Save water encompasses the policies, strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a
sustainable resource, to protect the water environment, and to meet current and future human
demand. Population, household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used.
Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources especially
in manufacturing and agricultural irrigation.
The goals of water conservation efforts include as follows:
To ensure availability for future generations, the withdrawal of fresh water from an ecosystem
should not exceed its natural replacement rate.
Energy conservation. Water pumping, delivery and waste water treatment facilities consume a
significant amount of energy. In some regions of the world over 15% of total electricity
consumption is devoted to water management.
Habitat conservation. Minimizing human water use helps to preserve fresh water habitats for
local wildlife and migrating waterfowl, as well as reducing the need to build new dams and other
water diversion infrastructures.

8. Strategies
In implementing water conservation principles there are a number of key activities that may be
beneficial.
1. Any beneficial reduction in water loss, use and waste of resources.
2. Avoiding any damage to water quality.
3. Improving water management practices that reduce or enhance the beneficial use of water.

9. HEALTHY WATER

10. 4 PROPERTIES OF HEALTHY DRINKING WATER
1. Cleaned of Harmful Contaminants- including chlorine, fluoride, pharmaceutical drugs, metals
(mercury, lead, arsenic), chemicals, bacteria and more.
2. Replenished with Natural Minerals - water filter systems remove these minerals from the
water; therefore, re-mineralization is required to ensure the naturally occurring minerals are
present. Drinking de-mineralized water can actually leach minerals from bones and teeth.
3. Alkaline pH Balanced - ensures optimal health, water filter systems and contaminants typically
leave the water acidic.
4. Great Natural Spring Water Taste - great tasting water is fundamental to ensure proper
hydration - when water does not taste good alternative beverages are typically selected.

11. 1st step for healthy water is to ensure the water is clean which involves removing the toxic and
harmful contaminants that are present in the water. Multi-stage filtering is required to ensure all
the possible contaminants are removed.
Sediment filtering – Removes silt, dirt, sediment
Carbon Filtering – Removes chlorine and chemicals
Membrane Filtering – Removes small contaminants – bacteria, pharmaceuticals, metals
Clean water is absolutely essential for all proper body functions, including skin and organ integrity,
immune system balance, cellular respiration and repair, waste elimination, and longevity.
The primary purpose of clean water within the body is to transport nutrients to the cells and then
transport waste byproducts to the eliminatory system. It is absolutely essential in maintaining the
critical balance needed to support life. Yet this system, with its multiplicity of interrelated
dependencies, can be grossly affected by minute traces of chemical toxins like chlorine.

12. 2nd step for healthy water is to replenish the natural minerals in the water.
Water naturally has beneficial minerals including: calcium, magnesium, sodium & potassium
The levels of natural minerals are reduced in water due to the the piping and distribution process, from
exposure to contamination, and from the water being taken away from natural mineral sources in rivers
and streams.
The key to creating “Healthy water" is by removing the contaminants while retaining the beneficial
minerals
Higher amounts of minerals in drinking water lowers heart disease and cancer mortality rates
According to Dr. John Sorenson, a leading authority on mineral metabolism, "Minerals in drinking water
are more easily and better absorbed than minerals from food."
Drinking water with higher amounts of minerals results in lower heart disease and cancer mortality
rates.
The drinking water in the 100 largest cities in the US were found to have 10% to 25% reduction in the
amount of cancer deaths if the drinking water had a moderately high level of minerals, and if the water
had an alkaline pH

13. 3rd step for healthy water is to ensure the pH is balanced to a healthy alkaline level.
Healthy alkaline pH level for drinking water is between 7.5 and 9.5.
Alkaline water helps to neutralize stored acids and helps eliminate toxins
Mineral, alkaline water can help the body become alkaline which will help resist disease and slow the
aging process
Symptoms of an acidic body:
low energy - fatigue
excess weight
poor digestion
aches and pains
other serious disorders
Several research studies have demonstrated the presence of chemical carcinogens in surface, ground
water, and municipal treated drinking water. However, often overlooked are the beneficial properties
in drinking water that can help protect us from diseases such as cancers – natural minerals and alkaline
pH.

14. Water that contains natural minerals and alkaline pH is associated with lower mortality from heart disease
and cancer, and overall health. The drinking water in the 100 largest cities in the US were found to have
10% to 25% reduction in the amount of cancer deaths when the drinking water had a moderately high level
of minerals and had an alkaline pH (above 7.0).
4th step for healthy water is to ensure the water has a great natural spring water taste.
The human body consists of 70% water
The human brain consists of 85% water
Proper hydration is required for a healthy body
Proper hydration is possible with great tasting water of spring water quality