Essay On New York City Water

Between the 1840s and the 1960s, New York City established the greatest metropolitan water distribution system internationally. Even though NYC’s Water system is a work in progress it can be considered one of the best in respects to its quality, reliability and innovative management.

The Earth is a huge planet this is covered by 70 percent water. Astonishingly from this 70 percent the human population can only use 1 percent of the world’s water the rest of it is salt water, frozen, or in some way unattainable (Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2016). Humans have found many different ways to obtain this 1 percent of fresh water they need, but the techniques vary depending on location. In San Jose, California we obtain our water from 3 major sources: groundwater, imported surface water, and local mountain surface water. These 3 sources contribute different amounts of water to the San Jose community. Imported surface water composes about 50 percent of our water supply, while ground water composes roughly 40 percent, and local mountain surface water composes approximately 10 percent (Santa Jose Water Company, 2016). However, these percentages can change due to factors such as weather and global warming.

Recently, California has cut out 25% of its cities water usage in attempt to conserve water, but is city-wide restrictions really the answer? There are many simpler and more efficient ways of conserving water rather than flat out restricting it. Picture yourself in a poor city in California with limited food and water supply, now you’re being told by the government that your city is required to cut out one fourth of its total water supply. We all use much more, clean, drinkable water for things other than basic needs. In fact, 5.7 billion gallons of water alone are flushed down the toilet each day by millions of Americans (Fishman.) Flushing too much is not the only way Americans are wasting water, leaks, over-irrigation and cooling of power plants. Just imagine if we were able to reuse all that water or use it in more efficient ways.

Nearly half the states in the U.S. are abnormally dry. This is a situation that will be happening until the world ends. By 2025, an estimated 1.8 billion people will live in areas plagued by water scarcity, with two-thirds of the world's population living in water-stressed regions as a result of use, growth, and climate change (“Clean Water Crisis, Water Crisis Facts, Water Crisis Resources”). This is something very serious to think about. We will be looking this problem directly in the face in less than 10 years unless we all make a conscious effort to significantly cut down on the amount of water we use. For a lot of third world countries, this water shortage problem is something that affects daily life. 319 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are without access to improved reliable drinking water sources (The Water Project). That's more people living without adequate water conditions, than the total population of the United States in 2014. As an American myself, the

Texans need to change their mindset regarding water conservation if they are going to overcome water shortage. In fact, San Antonio is the only sizable Texas metro area with an aggressive and effective water conservation program (McCormick). Austin has a decent water conservation program, but its per capita water use is still very high (second only to Dallas) and its reduction goals are weak. Houston’s current per capita water use is low, but the City of Houston is actively seeking new water rights and supplies to meet projected future water demands (McCormick). Houston could address those needs on a more cost-effective basis by implementing an aggressive water conservation program like San Antonio. The Texas State Water Plan also fails to address the fourteen percent water loss by water utilities from pipe leaks and water theft (Texas Living Waters Project). Houston is one of the biggest offenders regarding water loss. Texas needs to aggressively monitor water loss and make water loss reduction and the required use of leak detection equipment part of the water rights permitting process. The more than twenty six hundred water utilities who routinely fail to file their annual water loss reports as required by law should be penalized (Texas Living Waters Project). Clearly politics and public opinion regarding the need for conservation have made the current water plan less balanced and sustainable by

We all love water, but don’t know much about it. What I mean is that a lot of us don’t even know where our water comes from. That answer varies; for example, the city of Camarillo California gets its’ water in Camrosa Water District. It’s official website, “Camrosa Water District building Water Self- Reliance” provides information like what their purpose is, and as well as water conservation, building self-reliance, and other public information. This website states that Camrosa is currently in a state two water supply shortage. This means that there are restrictions on water use and a call for a voluntary fifteen percent reduction on the amount of water consumption. Also, according to Camrosa “Agricultural Water Management Plan”, water is being

Many cities have joined in to the mandatory water conservation. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has unveiled a plan to start conserving water. If his plan is used San Diegans would have to conserve more than 45 percent of its outdoor water usage. As well San Diegans would have to conserve more than 5 percent of its indoor water usage. If Mayor Jerry Sanders plan is used the mandatory conservation would be effective on July 1st of 2009.

Snow falls gracefully from the sky, landing atop the beautiful Rocky Mountains. When that snow melts into water, it collects into streams, which run into rivers, and low down into the plains and further into different states. That water that originally fell as snow will be collected and pumped into thousands of homes, businesses, and farmlands in order to supply thousands of people with safe drinking water. One thing people generally do not concern themselves with, is water usage, and so in the United States alone, approximately 3580,000 million gallons of water was used, with 70 percent of that coming from surface water (Price 1). With so much water usage, the demand has already outgrown supply, and new ways of providing that supply have been

Globally, over seven hundred and eighty-three million people do not have access to clean water (The Water Project, 2016). Millions of people have to struggle endlessly to fill up pails of water for themselves and their families; however, this does not happen in America. Water contamination and access, or lack thereof, is a third world issue. The United States is a global empire, wealthy, and the land of opportunity; Flint, Michigan became a local cesspool, impoverished, and without basic drinking water. The visual of desolate villagers walking miles for water is not the universal or unique image anymore. The ordinary town of Flint became a national icon for water scarcity and paranoia. Water contamination, disease outbreak and widespread panic

The way Americans use water all depends on the location and how much water is readily available. California, a dry state with scarce water supply, versus Florida, a tropical state with more water resources, have very different ways of using water throughout the day. For example, Coastal southern California has cutting-edge water usage policies, including mandatory low-flow toilets and strict lawn watering laws (Pickert, 19). Compared to Florida, which has an adequate water supply, Floridians still use more water than what is available, and have very little water usage policies to resolve this issue (Behn, 45). Although there are many issues concerning water usage in Florida and California, there are many ways in which they can be resolved,

New York City has one of the most top quality drinking water and is called "the champagne of drinking water"[13] which is due to its unique water treatment system that consists of a vast reservoir system. A reservoir is a natural or artificial source of untreated water that can be found underground or at ground level that can include water treatment and associated equipment (pumps and piping systems).[1] There are three major watershed systems in which New York receives its water which are The Croton System, The Catskill System, The Delaware System. The reservoir systems pump approximately 1.1 billion gallons of fresh and clean

The Denver Water Board will provide a specific look at a rapidly growing system of water supply. What does planning look like to support the growing population. This will shed light on how well a single city is keeping up with water demands. How will the supply stay constant and will that supply keep the quality that people are used to? This will also look at our recreational

As the worlds population grows, it is forced by circumstances that it has created to face the limitations of the worlds resources. Most people in the US have always been fortunate enough to have enough of whatever they wanted. When something they like breaks or wears out, they throw it away or buy a new one, and they often don’t even make an attempt to repair an item. They neglect basic maintenance until they damage their belongings beyond repair, and expect that they’ll always have enough. But some things are beyond their control, beyond there power or financial ability to replace or repair. The world’s drinking water supply is one of these without concern, without attention, without preventative maintenance and reclamation and

In today’s society, the idea of a limited resource is not a foreign concept. Most people understand that eventually humans will use up many of these resources, such as fossil fuels, and they will cease to exist. However, very rarely does a conversation about limited resources get started over the water. While water itself is not a limited resource, clean drinkable water is becoming scarcer as people continue to use excess water. The documentary “Last Call at the Oasis” highlights how precious water is to survival and just how much miss use of water occurs in the United States alone. Even though the United States has gone down the wrong path with its water consumption methods, it may not be too late to recover. With the proper systems and education in place, the chances of delaying a water crisis increase exponentially.

Every day Americans depend on public water systems to treat and deliver over 44 billion gallons of water to homes daily (“Importance of Clean Water”). However, Americans