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Dive into Water Conservation: Preserving Our Planet's Most Precious Resource

Explore the importance of water conservation, Canada's water resources, and global water issues. Learn about the impact of human activities on water usage and the significance of being stewards of the Earth. Investigate water usage in households and understand the hydrological cycle. Gain insights on the Walkerton E-Coli Tragedy and the value of clean water. Take action to protect our water supplies for future generations.

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Dive into Water Conservation: Preserving Our Planet's Most Precious Resource

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  1. Water, water … everywhere?

  2. Water…… • Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink …???? • There is a lot of water in the world, BUT… • 97% of it is in the oceans • 2% is locked in glaciers • Leaving only 1% for all of the land based plants, animals, and 7.4 billion humans to survive on!

  3. From our lessons focusing on water, you will: • Hopefully gain a greater appreciation of the fragilityof Canada’s fresh water supplies • Develop an understanding of the value of Canada’s water • Consider your roles as ‘stewards of the earth’ and your responsibilitiesas water consumers

  4. To get us there, you will investigate these questions: • How much water do you and your family use each day? Are you a ‘water waster’? • How extensive are Canada’s water resources? • What water issues affect Canada today? (Walkerton, water diversion projects, the loss of wetlands)

  5. Looking at Natural Resources: • Renewable resource  a resource that can replace themselves even after they have been used • Non- Renewable resource resources that are gone once they have been used up. • Flow Resource  resources that are replaced naturally whether or not human use them

  6. Canada is home to how much of the world’s fresh water supply? • 20% • 1 out of every 3 Canadians rely on the Great Lakes for their water • More than 3 billion liters of untreated sewage is dumped into our waterways every year by 21 cities across Canada • Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking

  7. Human Activities … Food for Thought • It requires 10 litresof water to manufacture 1 litre of gasoline • It requires 300 litresof water to produce 1 kilogram of paper • It requires 1000 litresof water to grow 1 kilogram of potatoes • The average Canadian home owner doubles their daily water use in the summer months in pursuit of a lush, ‘green’ lawn

  8. Personal Usage:Household Water Use – Did you KNOW? • Clothes washer – 230 L / use • Bath – 130 L / use • Dishwasher – 65 L / use • Shower – 25 L / minute • Toilet flush – 20 L / use • Water from a faucet – 12 L / minute

  9. Which country do you think is the largest consumer of water? • #1 United States – 425 litres / day • #2 Canada – 330 litres / day • #3 United Kingdom – 200 litres / day • #4 France – 135 litres / day • #5 Israel – 135 litres / day • Rural India – 35 litres / day

  10. Water Reality ------- YIKES!! • So in Canada we use 330 L/per day but this does not take into consideration agriculture, mining, manufacturing , cooling, electrical power generation, and municipal water use. • With ALL of these activities the per person usages rises to 4500 L/ per person per day!!!!! • Making Canadians the 2nd largest consumer

  11. Many people in the world view water as a resource more valuable than gold …

  12. Toilet Talk …

  13. The Toilet House

  14. The TOILET House • It has a steel, white concrete and glass house, with a symbolic opening in the roof, said the World Toilet Association in a statement. The house is a 419sq m structure with two bedrooms, two guestrooms and other rooms, the two-storey house of course features three deluxe toilets. Unlike the giant “toilet” in which they are located, they will not be see-through affairs. If you would like to visit this house you can go to Suweon, 40km south of Seoul, South Korea.

  15. Envirolets … Composting Toilets!!!

  16. Walkerton, Ontario – E-Coli Tragedy • The Walkerton Tragedyis a series of events that accompanied the contamination of the water supply of Walkerton, Ontario, by E. coli bacteria in May 2000. • Town water supply was operated by two brothers, both who had no formal training • The water supply became contaminated with the highly dangerous strain of E. colibacteria, from farm runoff into an adjacent well that was known for years to be vulnerable to contamination. • The town ordered a boil advisory alert • In the end, 7 people died, 2500 became violently ill

  17. Walkerton, Ontario E-Coli Tragedy Walkerton Tragedy – 2. 15 min • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=369bBTgbSqo • Delivering Clean Water Today and Tomorrow - 2. 18 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX63mDE0dvM

  18. HOW MUCH WATER DO YOU USE?- Assignment - To investigate how much water you and your family uses, you will have to record the amount of water used in your home over the course of a day. Don’t forget to record the water that may be lost because of drippy faucets. As much as 10% of water in a home is lost this way. Tell your Family, what you are doing then get them to help you Calculate the amount of water used for Saturday - discussion and hand in on Monday

  19. Hydrological Cycle • Fill in the blanks worksheet on the Hydrologic Cycle • Each statement has a number that corresponds to the illustration. Examine the illustration and write the word that best fits the blank. • Using the list of words to help you. • Each word is only used once.

  20. The Hydrologic Cycle - ANSWERS 1. OCEANS 2. EVAPORATE, GAS 3. WIND 4. LIQUID, CONDENSATION, CLOUDS 5. RAIN 6. SNOW

  21. The Hydrologic Cycle -ANSWERS 7. a) ATMOSPHERE b) RUN OFF c) GROUNDWATER 8. PRECIPITATION 9. SINKS, WATER TABLE, WELLS 10. ROOTS, LEAVES

  22. The Hydrologic Cycle - ANSWERS 11. DEW 12. SWAMPS 13. DRAINAGE SYSTEM 14. EVAPORATED, HYDROLOGIC

  23. Every river has a beginning and an end, but a lot of different things can go on in between! The things we do can affect the health of our rivers. A RIVER PUZZLE

  24. YOUR CHALLENGE: TO MAKE A HEALTHY RIVER THAT EVERYONE CAN LIVE WITH FOR A LONG, LONG TIME! • Cut out the puzzle pieces. • Put the source piece at the top. • Put the mouth piece near the bottom. • Sort the other pieces into categories: nature, urban, agriculture, industry, recreation, power • Plan your RIVER

  25. THINGS TO CONSIDER: • What can happen to a river when a factory is nearby? • What can happen when a town or city is close to a river? • Where along a river would water be clean for swimming or fishing? • Does farming affect the water in a river? • Could building a dam change the watershed or the way the water flows?

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