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The Smiths live in Greenville, South Carolina. The Johnsons live right next door to them. Both the Smiths and the Johnsons are families of four, and both families use 94,900 gallons of water every year. If the Smiths have a gray water recycling system and conserve 35% of their water, how much smarter are the Smiths than the Johnsons?
The answer: this much (you can’t see me, but my arms are spread really wide).
All kidding aside, these sorts of word problems drove me crazy in school. But sometimes you have to bite the bullet and do a little number crunching. Today, I’m looking at the local price of water and calculating an average payback period for a RGW-250.
Look out–here come the numbers.
Over the last three days, we have looked at the state of gray water in this great state. We have talked about the challenges of the past and the opportunities of the present. And when it comes to the future of gray water recycling in South Carolina, I am optimistic, friends.
I am less optimistic, however, about our nation’s overall water consumption. If you look at the path we are taking, we simply cannot sustain the water we consume. According to the EPA, the average American used about 10 gallons of water every day a century ago. Today, we use 100 gallons. Another stat claims that at least 36 states will face serious water shortages within the next five years.
What if a corporation were to take control of your local freshwater supply and then sell the water back to you at a price of its choosing? If you think this could never happen, think again. Flow: For Love of Water is a documentary that addresses this issue and other water-related concerns.
Released in 2008, Flow dispels the myth that bottled water is better than tap water, explains how antibiotics end up in our streams, and examines water’s connection to other environmental challenges. While the movie is both informational and entertaining, the driving force of Flow is raising awareness for the global water crisis and the potential dangers of water privatization.
