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Title: WATER QUALITY


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WATER QUALITY CONSERVATION
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POLLUTION
a negative or undesirable change to the
environment
  • Usually hazardous or detrimental to the
    environment
  • Types of Pollution
  • - Point Source Pollution
  • - Non Point Source Pollution

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POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
pollution that can easily be traced back to a
source
  • Examples
  • Factory
  • Power Plant
  • Oil Tanker
  • Pipes

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NON POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
pollution that cannot be easily traced back to a
source
  • We are all responsible for this type of pollution
  • Examples
  • Litter
  • Motor Oil
  • Feces
  • Pesticides/ Fertilizers

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FACTS ABOUT WATER POLLUTION
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  • 66,000 storm drains and 1500 miles of storm drain
    piping in LA County lead straight into the ocean
    (unfiltered)
  • Sewer water from our sinks and toilets are
    cleaned/filtered before it is discharged
  • 10 billion gallons can flow down on a rainy
    day!!!
  • 40 of Americas rivers (46 lakes) are too
    polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life
  • 1/3 of our population does not have access to
    drinkable water (problem for ½)
  • 2/3 of estuaries/bays are severely degraded by
    eutrophication
  • Annually 25 of beaches are closed due to
    pollution

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DRINK OR DIE OF DEHYDRATION?
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WATER-BOURNE DISEASES
  • 250 million cases
  • 5-10 million deaths per year
  • Examples
  • Cholera
  • Giardia

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CONSERVATION
The protection, preservation, management, or
restoration of wildlife and of natural resources
such as forests, soil, and water
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HELP KEEP OUR WATER CLEAN
  • Think wisely!
  • Beach clean-ups
  • Litter removal
  • Volunteer with water safe organizations
  • Examples
  • Heal the Bay
  • Surfrider Foundation
  • Audubon Society (oil spill clean-ups)

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HOW CAN WE CONSERVE WATER?
Examples!
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TOP TEN WAYS TO CONSERVE WATER!
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  1. Shorten your showers
  2. Install water-saving shower heads toilets
  3. Conserve your flushing
  4. Use a broom to clean outside
  5. Dont run the hose while washing the car
  6. Water lawns/grass only when needed
  7. Run laundry/dishwasher fully loaded
  8. Fix leaky faucets joints
  9. Capture your water
  10. Position sprinklers to water grass/lawns only
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