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ways to manage water sustainably - Coggle Diagram
ways to manage water sustainably
key words
sustainable management of water
carefully managing water resources, reducing waste and excessive demand.
what can we do to use water sustainably
stop water pollution
fine factories for dumping waste
making laws against dumping waste
use grey water
use water butts to collect the rainfall
build dams or micro dams
villages coming together to make a mini dam so it doesn't flood loads of land
cheaper and can be made out of wood
dams are not always sustainable because they are expensive and flood loads of land which will be ruining animals habitats
reducing the leaks
finning companies that don't repair pipelines
25% of all our water is lost through leaks
upgrade or build new pipelines
zai farming
dug a hole around the crops so it could capture the rainwater
drip irrigation
use fake grass so it doesnt need to be watered
simple uses for in the house
turn off taps when brushing teeth
have a shorter shower instead of baths
using a dishwasher and a washing machine when it is full
use grey water
nevada
cash for grass
got $2000 for taking up grass in the gardens and creating desert gardens
therefore they didn't have to waste more water on watring the grass
sprinklers were restricted
water recycle
industrial and domestic waste water reused in irrigation and in industry
factories don't need pure/fresh water therefore they can use recycled water
kolkata,india
plankton ate the sewage the fish then ate the plankton and they fishermen got more and bigger fish
food chain
sewage feed fish farms are being set up
100000 tonnes of fish are readed this way each year
metering water
water in and waste water out
it costs more to get rid of the water rather than paying for the water
makes people more aware of it
educating about the use of the water
this makes them more conscious about how much they use and what water they are wasting
agriculture
getting genetically modified crops
making crops drought resistant so they require less water
groundwater management
national/regional bans/limits
for example australia have aussie rules so each stage has a ban or more water - if you get caught breaking it you will be fined or arrested
