WATER SANITATION

AND
CONSERVATION
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 FACTS AND FIGURES

 Today 1 in 3 people or 2.2 billion people around the world lack

safe drinking water. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
 Approximately 50 liters of water per person per day are needed to
ensure that most basic needs are met while keeping public health
risks at a low level. (WHO, 2017)
 Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source
contaminated with feces. (WHO 2019)
 Universal access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation
and hygiene would reduce the global disease burden by 10%. (
WHO 2012)
SOURCES OF WATER

 There are three(3) main sources :

> Rain
Reservoirs
> Surface water Rivers and streams
Tanks, ponds and lakes
Shallow wells
> Ground water Deep wells
Springs
USES OF WATER

 AGRICULTURAL
It is estimated that 69% of
worldwide water use is for
irrigation, with 15-35% of
irrigation withdrawals being
unsustainable. Agriculture
is a small but growing
agricultural use of water
USES OF WATER

 INDUSTRIAL
It is estimated that 15% of
world-wide water use is
industrial. The distribution
of this water usage varies
widely, but as a whole is
lower than agricultural
use.
USES OF WATER

 RECREATIONAL
Usually a very small
but growing
percentage of total
water use. Recreational
water use is mostly
tied to reservoirs.
USES OF WATER

 HOUSEHOLD
It is estimated that 15% of
worldwide water use is for
household purposes. These
include drinking water,
bathing, cooking, sanitation
and cleaning.
USES OF WATER

 ENVIRONMENTAL
Explicit environmental
water use is also a very
small but growing
percentage of total water
use.
 GOALS OF WATER CONSERVATION
The goal of water conservation efforts include as follows :
1. SUSTAINABILITY. To ensure availability for future generations,
the withdrawal of fresh water from an ecosystem should not
exceed its natural replacement rate.
2. ENERGY CONSERVATION. Water pumping, delivery and
wastewater treatment facilities consume a significant
amount of energy.
3. HABITAT CONSERVATION. Minimizing human water use helps
to preserve fresh water habitats for local wildlife and
migrating water flow, as well as reducing the need to build
new deems and other water diversion infrastructure.