11th February 2025
The drinking water that comes into our homes, comes at an environmental cost. The water has to be purified to a drinkable standard, it has to be stored and pumped, all of which requires energy and resources – pipe work, concrete for reservoirs etc. Once used it has to be treated again to be clean enough to return into rivers and waterways or to be recycled again as drinking water. If we are more careful about not wasting water, then we are improving the sustainability with which we live.
The climate crisis increases the likelihood of both droughts – when the benefits of conserving water are most obvious – and floods. Floods can lead to the contamination of drinking water as well as causing difficulties in remove waste water and sewage.
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