IS THE WATER YOU DRINK SAFE?

Water is a main source of life aside from the light coming from the sun. Every creature and living organisms in this planet needs water in order to live and survive. But where does water come from? Water is already present when man was created. When we look in a world map or globe, you’ll see that the biggest part of the earth is water. Seventy percent (70%) of earth is water. Primarily, it came from the oceans. People do not get their supply of water from the ocean because it is too salty. When a person drinks salt water, he becomes thirstier. Water that we drink comes from the dams that humans created. The water in the dams will be processed and be supplied to every city that needs water. 

The water in the land is not directly come from the ocean. The water we have in the land comes from what we call the hydrological cycle or in simpler term, water cycle. The water from the ocean evaporates in the air. As the water evaporates, it condenses and forms clouds. Clouds are formation of water vapors in the air. Later, the water inside the clouds will drop in to the land and sea; this is what we call precipitation. As it precipitates, water will scatter in the land and some will infiltrate in the soils. Others will flow in to bodies of water such as lakes, bay, and streams. And later on, it will evaporate again. This cycle will continue endlessly. This is how we get our water in the land.

So you think, we have infinite supply of water because of the cycle? I don’t think so. The water that humans, animals, and plants drink will not be part of the cycle anymore. Not all types of water are compatible to our lives. Salt, contaminated, and waste water is not for humans, and other living creatures. The water we should get must be safe to be used. Safe meaning that the water must be free from any kind of toxic contamination that can be harmful to human and other living organisms. This is why we have limited supply of water. Water should be properly used and not wasting it. Supplying safe water to urban and rural areas is not easy and it needs big amount of money and labor for it to be continually being supplied. 

Imagine that there is only a little supply of water because of the water that is wasted and not being used properly, water will be in scarce. People also should not throw their wastes and garbage to any kind of flowing water because that water can still be used for other purposes. Waste water is not good for agriculture and especially to humans in the cities. Humans cannot live only with food. Humans can live in water alone. Water is one of the basic necessities of life. It should be conserved because in the future, if people continue to not conserve water, it will be in scarce because of limited supply and allocation.