“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” WH Auden

This post is the end of last week’s series. Apologies for the late posting, I was having some technical difficulties (Messiah wi-fi problems)!

According to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme 2015 report, 663 million people worldwide don’t have access to safe drinking water. It is estimated that in America alone, the average person uses 100 gallons of water PER DAY. It is also estimated that you save 25 gallons a month by turning off the faucet when brushing your teeth, 750 gallons a month by upgrading to a water efficient shower head, and 150 by turning off the water when shampooing your hair. These simple switches can save 925 gallons of water a month!! If every person in the United States did that we would be saving around 294,982,500,000,000 gallons of water a month!

The message I am trying to relay, is that it isn’t difficult to make a difference. Simple, simple life changes will reduce our water-footprint and reduce our impact on creation. Instead of food for thought, I have a challenge for you…

Try to turn the faucet off and the shower head off while you’re not actively using them, just for a week. When you make it the week, try for 2 weeks, and then 3, and then forever! You’ll be making a positive difference.

Sources:

“How the Average American Wastes Water.” How the Average American Wastes Water. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

“2015 Data.” WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Posted on February 22nd, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
Filed under: Spring 2016