Christopher
5/13/2014
Professor Doe
Eng. 112

What are the effects, and possible consequences of America’s lack of water conservation?

Everyone uses water daily, in homes, in businesses, on lawns, and for consumption. Water is an essential part of all of our lives, without it we would not survive. Our water sources however, cannot say the same. Water that was once plentiful is now in short supply and no one ever stops to think why. We just continue to use and use like our water is limitless. We never think as much as we should about the affects we have on our supply of water. What happens if we continue to waste away the most precious resource we have?

Allen, L., & Woelfle-Erskine, C. (2011). FROM LAUNDRY TO LANDSCAPE TAP INTO GREYWATER. Mother Earth News, (247), 73-78.
Laura Allen and Cleo Woelfle-Erskine in their article “From laundry to landscape tap into grey water” (2011), suggest that the use of grey water is a cost effective conservation method. They support their suggestion by showing examples of grey water methods , concluding that “grey water use lowers your water bill, and diverting grey water from over loaded or failing septic systems can extend their life” (para3). Their purpose is to show effective grey water usage methods in order to provide people with the knowledge to perform the practices at home. They can really connect by teaching their audience, who can be the normal, everyday, anybody, they reach out to not only people under water shortages but all people who can reuse their water.

Dasmann, R. F. (1972). Environmental conservation (3rd ed., pp.174-184). New York: John Wiley & Sons INC.
Raymond F. Dasmann in his book “Environmental Conservation” (1972) (in the chapter he wrote on civilization and water) feels that water shortages are normally solved by quick decisions that do not hold up for long. He supports his