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Tap water vs. Bottled water

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Tap water vs. Bottled water

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    4. The Hungarian situation „Hungary is the country of water”! Main rivers: Danube, Tisza, Dráva Main lakes: Balaton, Ferto-tó, Velencei-tó Over 90% of the surface water comes from the neighboring countries

    5. Water utility companies Water utility companies: 350 Full-time employees: 19.481 Water supply: 99% Settlements: 3132 Water mains: 63.514 km dwellings connected: 3,8 million Consumption: 565 million m3 Daily production: 9 million m3/day

    6. Where does my drinking water come from? Surface water rivers, lakes, and reservoirs Ground water underground aquifers, geologic formations Hungarian water resources: ground water: 35% bank filtration: 35% karstic: 25% surface water: 5%

    7. How is my water treated to make it safe? Water utilities treat nearly 3,8 million m3 of water every day Varies with the source and quality of the water Water suppliers use a variety of treatment processes The “treatment train” coagulation (flocculation and sedimentation), filtration disinfection

    8. How does water get to my tap? Complex pipeline systems Budapest: 740 wells 5400 km pipeline EU Directives order the water quality at the tap Laboratory and monitoring systems „Best-controlled food” Reconstruction works

    9. How do we use drinking water in our homes? Our water supplies are limited There is no “new” water For the most part, we use drinking water to flush toilets, water lawns, and wash dishes, clothes, and cars. 50-70% of watering 14% leaks down the drain (1 gallon = 3.785 liters)

    10. How much water is used at home? USA 90 gal/day (~340 l/day) Europe 53 gal/day (~202 l/day) Sub-Saharan 3-5 gal/day (10-20 l/day) By using water wisely, we can save money and help the environment!

    11. How can I conserve water? Stop Leaks Replace old toilets with models that use less water to flush Replace old clothes washers with energy-save certified models Plant the right kind of garden that requires less water Provide only the water plants need

    12. Tap water or bottled water? Bottled water is drinking water Bottled water is everywhere Why bottled water? Where the water, and the package it comes in? Is it safer, or safer than tap water? Does the convenience worth the environmental impact?

    13. What is in that bottle? Some bottled water comes from sparkling springs and other pristine sources More than 25 percent of bottled water comes from a municipal supply Marketing Names and labels, well-designed scenes We must be paid it! bottled w.: 100 HUF / liter tap w.: 0,3 HUF / liter

    14. What is the effects on the environment? Bottled water sales have increased dramatically Reaching a valuation of around $60 billion and a volume of more than 115 billion liters in 2006 This means 123 billion bottles per year This means 1500 water bottle end up as garbage every second!

    15. Would you mind the real story?

    16. Hungary: campaign for tap water Hungary has precious water resources with excellent quality Yet, people do not appreciate it The Hungarian Water Utility Association started a campaign Round table meetings for the press Videos, facebook campaign, web sites, print materials Guinness tap water drinking record attempt

    17. Thank you very much for your attention!

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