...topic is water. What is water conservation? It is a way to keep the water we have clean and sustainable. That sounds easy but it is complex, it is more than just turning the water off when we brush our teeth. It is going to have to be a way of life, we can make this work but we have to get serious about our water. It means doing business in a way to conserve water; it involves using our best conservation habits. We have to let people know about our water, only three percent of all water on Earth is fresh. One percent is suitable for drinking, the other two percent is in frozen glaciers, lakes and the atmosphere. With all these people relying on one percent of all the water on Earth is why we need to educate. Ninety-seven percent is salt water, it looks like we have a great deal of water but that is not true. The people that are not educated about water do not help sustain it; they pollute, and waste our life-line. According to "Why Conserve Water?" (n.d.) “Only about ten percent of waste water is disposed of properly”. We do not have an endless supply of water. We need to learn to conserve our water now for the future; we have as much water on Earth now as we did when it was created. Limnologists (freshwater scientist) they help us to understand what is going on in the water, like if it is clean enough for consumption, and this depends on what types of organisms can live there. Elder (n.d.) “Each type of living organism has a “preference” or “limits” of water quality. Water quality...
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