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What is water conservation?

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It is very important to be aware of the importance of water conservation in our lives because every person is affected by the situation on a global level. So, read on to find out more details.

Water conservation importance, methods, and issues

Let’s start with water conservation definition, Wikipedia defines water conservation as all the strategies, policies and activities aimed to manage the natural resource of fresh water. These are all the actions conducted to protect the hydrosphere, and to meet human demand for water.

Water conservation includes programs of reducing water consumption and improving water use efficiency for resource conservation, environmental protection and improving the efficiency of industry, housing and utilities, and agriculture.

Water conservation methods include:

  • Any reduction of water losses, water use or pollution, as well as the preservation of the quality of water resources;
  • The reduction of water usage by introducing water conservation measures or increasing water use efficiency;
  • Implementing of water management systems that reduce or favor the reduction of excess water consumption.

Conservation of water has such aims:

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