Boy, I Bet the Water Conservation Folks Won"t Like This Article Very Much
We are told at every turn that we need to conserve water, that we shouldn't waste water.
In times of drought we are warned that there may not be enough water in the reservoir unless we cut back on watering our lawns, washing our cars, taking long showers, or washing our dishes and clothes with less than a full load.
Now, conservation makes a lot of sense, especially when it comes to outside shrubbery, because the roots only needs so much water, anything else you put into the ground is a waste.
Or is it I ask? If you have a low float toilets, then you are putting down the sewer a higher concentration of human waste, the less water that flushes through the system means the more difficult it is to clean that water before it is released into the environment.
The environment downstream also needs water.
Therefore I'm going to ask you a question, and this is purely from an analytical, and theoretical standpoint.
I am sure my question will not go over very well with water conservation folks, and they probably won't even like this article after I ask this question; Is there really such a thing as saving water? As I was writing this article, my Wall Street Journal showed up and there is an interesting article on this point that maybe helps illustrate my point, imagine my good fortune to see it as I was preparing this piece.
The article was written by Stephen Power; "A Water Fight Over Luxury Showers," on Wednesday July 21, 2010.
I ask that you go read this article, and I like to finish up my comments.
You see, if you use more water in the shower, you are becoming cleaner, cleaner is good, and the human bio-system likes water, after all a good percentage of our bodies is made up of water.
Likewise the environment likes lots of water too, and when you put less water down into the sewer system, and the affluent is treated it then flows out into the environment, there will be less water, because you didn't use as much.
Now some would say we can't let any more water out of the dam because there are species there which enjoy the water around the lake and need it to survive, and if we train that water out of the dam or reservoir into our homes to water our lawns, then those species will be affected.
But they won't be any more affected than if you let your lawn die, as it is a species of grass, and it too needs the water, along with the entire eco-system around your home, which you have created with your landscaping, all sorts of insects there are very happily living their life experience, thanks to that water flow from the sprinklers.
Are you beginning to see the point? Please consider this from a theoretical and philosophical standpoint.
That's all I wish to say on the matter.
In times of drought we are warned that there may not be enough water in the reservoir unless we cut back on watering our lawns, washing our cars, taking long showers, or washing our dishes and clothes with less than a full load.
Now, conservation makes a lot of sense, especially when it comes to outside shrubbery, because the roots only needs so much water, anything else you put into the ground is a waste.
Or is it I ask? If you have a low float toilets, then you are putting down the sewer a higher concentration of human waste, the less water that flushes through the system means the more difficult it is to clean that water before it is released into the environment.
The environment downstream also needs water.
Therefore I'm going to ask you a question, and this is purely from an analytical, and theoretical standpoint.
I am sure my question will not go over very well with water conservation folks, and they probably won't even like this article after I ask this question; Is there really such a thing as saving water? As I was writing this article, my Wall Street Journal showed up and there is an interesting article on this point that maybe helps illustrate my point, imagine my good fortune to see it as I was preparing this piece.
The article was written by Stephen Power; "A Water Fight Over Luxury Showers," on Wednesday July 21, 2010.
I ask that you go read this article, and I like to finish up my comments.
You see, if you use more water in the shower, you are becoming cleaner, cleaner is good, and the human bio-system likes water, after all a good percentage of our bodies is made up of water.
Likewise the environment likes lots of water too, and when you put less water down into the sewer system, and the affluent is treated it then flows out into the environment, there will be less water, because you didn't use as much.
Now some would say we can't let any more water out of the dam because there are species there which enjoy the water around the lake and need it to survive, and if we train that water out of the dam or reservoir into our homes to water our lawns, then those species will be affected.
But they won't be any more affected than if you let your lawn die, as it is a species of grass, and it too needs the water, along with the entire eco-system around your home, which you have created with your landscaping, all sorts of insects there are very happily living their life experience, thanks to that water flow from the sprinklers.
Are you beginning to see the point? Please consider this from a theoretical and philosophical standpoint.
That's all I wish to say on the matter.
