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Ways to manage water sustainability (Controlling pollution (Reduce the…
Ways to manage water sustainability
Controlling pollution
Reduce the amount of factories poring waste into the rivers
Sterner laws
Water conservation e.g. reducing flush toilets
Groundwater management
Auifers are underground water storages that are made naturally over many years
Controlling how much is extracted from aquifers
Appropriate technology e.g. microdams
Collect rainwater in small villages or in back gardens
South - North China water transfer scheme
South has 80% of China's water and most people live in the north
Recycling wastewater
In London the water has been through around 10 people and 3 times in southampton.
Grey water e.g. Bedzed, Eden project & using dishwasher water to flush toilets
Use the reduce flush on the toilet
Use eco mode on dishwashers
Dams & reservoirs
China's Three Gorges dam
Reservoirs are man made lakes that store water which cost millions - billions
Desalinisation plants
Saudi Arabia have these which make salt water into fresh drinking water
Water prices
Increase the price of water to reduce the amount of water wasted as people feel it is most presious