The title of post may be catching. But the subject behind it
is the threat that every one in the world going to face. It has been predicted
that a third world war will set out for water. The prediction was a fun when it
came first , but now around the world the situation is too worse. water crisis is too severe.
Recently I read a news about California ,the golden state in America. California is the state
where the agriculture sector of United states is mostly concentrated. But now
the state is facing serious drought. The fields in California are becoming dry
and dry. Hence the residents of Golden state are thinking about a new idea of toilet to tap which they call as showers to flowers for water reuse.
California has the largest water recycling plant in the
world. This was installed to face the threat of Orange County’s running out of water. In the third year of drought in
West America , more than half California is reported to be suffering the worst
drought. As a measure of control of water usage the state had made some water
usage actions illegal. The main among them are use of hose. Operating fountains
are also made illegal. The offence will lead to a fine upto 500 dollars.
The main sources of water in California were ground water. The other sources were
imported water from Colorado river and snow melt from Sierra Nevada. But all
these sources are in decline. Realising this decline the Orange County has been
using highly purified waste water to recharge the ground water resources. Waste
water from showers , kitchens , washing machines and toilets of residences are
collected by Fountain Valley recycling plant. About 70 million gallon water per
day are converted to drinking water through highly purification methods. As the
demand of drinking water is raising day by day the capacity is going to
increase to 100 million gallon per day from next year onwards. Still it will
cater only 8.5 lakhs people’s needs. That is only one third of population of
Orange County is covered still after expansion!
Now most of the readers will have a doubt. Will these waste
water be drinkable after purification as it is collected from toilets and
kitchens. As per their words the purification is done in three stages. In first
process the bacteria are removed by filtration through a series of tiny straws.
Second stage is removal of dissolved chemicals and other materials through
reverse osmosis. The final stage of purification is ultra violet light exposure
with hydrogen peroxide. After these series of purification the Water coming out
will be distilled water.
The toilet to tap is not a common situation at present. But
the thoughtless use of water and water resources will lead every country or
state to the current situation of Orange county. So before spoiling the next
drop of water just think about showers to flowers of California and decide what
to do – save or spoil ?
