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