Why Water Conservation is Important?

You probably tell your kids to do things like “turn off the faucet when you’re not using the water to brush your teeth,” and not to “leave the shower water running for minutes before getting in.” The logic behind your requests is simple, save water to save money on the utility bill. But saving water is important for other reasons that you and your kids, should know.

Everything on Earth requires water to sustain itself. But abusing water means that we are lessening its ability to provide us with this basic necessity. Water is a limited resource and while Earth is a self-contained ecosystem, meaning Earth always has, and will always have, the same amount of water, the population growth puts a strain on water supplies and clean water is reduced by the pollution and contamination we create.

In essence, humans are decreasing our own water supply due to pollution. On top of that, we are polluting the water for all of Earth’s creatures, sending chemicals like oil and fertilizers through our rivers that ultimately end up in the ocean. Sure, we can rely on water treatment plants to send us cleaner water, but a baby dolphin obviously can’t build these facilities.

What is at Stake if we Continue Down this Path of Water Waste?

Will we run out of water?