Whether you've practiced it or not, most Westerners are aware that we are running low on water and really should be conserving it. There are a lot of ways to conserve water, for example, my wife and I actually shower together every single day. There are lots of products, which will restrict the flow of water in your home. I recommend using some of them. One of the biggest offenders in residential home is the toilet. Standards for the amount of water per flush toilets have gone up recently, but how many of us have a new toilets? Every time you flush, you are using anywhere from 1 to 5 gallons of water. This is fresh water. Water that we drink. Just to get rid of your waste. Doesn't seem right, does it? I've always thought that one of the smartest things you could put into a home, would be a urinal, because the number one cause of flushing is number one. I finally feel vindicated. Now when I go in the shower, I'm an environmentalist, not a pig.
Not only are we flushing away valuable water, were also flushing away nutrients which are present in male urine. I'll address this more in a different post, but male urine is now being added to so many compost heaps, because of its nutritional value primarily in nitrogen.
The most wasteful residential use is watering lawns. Americans have become very enamored of their Kentucky bluegrass lawns. Acres and acres of the green grass. And this grass is thirsty. This is also a huge drain on our water supply in the commercial world, keeping golf courses green. Recently, a grade school child saved a city that he lived in millions of dollars, just by suggesting they turn down the pressure on water fountains and bathroom sinks in public parks.
Water will be the next scarce resource that human beings are going to fight over. How are you going to help?
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