| People today are "going green". When they go | | | | critical functions, i.e. drinking water |
| green, they are doing whatever they can to be | | | | - Fewer chemicals are added to environment |
| good citizens and do their part for the | | | | when watering with rainwater |
| environment. They are concerned with protecting | | | | Using recycled water for lawns and gardens |
| natural resources. Around the world there are | | | | makes sense on several levels. First, your plants |
| honest efforts going on to protect natural | | | | do not need purified water. In fact, the chemicals |
| resources. As the population continues to grow, | | | | in treated water are often not good for grass |
| the depletion of natural resources continues to | | | | and flowers. In addition, using scarce natural |
| expand at an increasing rate. | | | | resources to maintain ornamental plantings is a |
| Many people don't think of water as a natural | | | | questionable practice in this day of ecological |
| resource which needs protecting. Yet the | | | | awareness. Though Australians adore gardening, it |
| continued pollution of streams, rivers and lakes, | | | | is necessary to put people first. |
| and the need to continually monitor drinking | | | | In addition, saving water is important in climates |
| supplies for new contaminants, are the best signs | | | | where water is a scarce resource. Australia has |
| that water supplies need to be protected. But in | | | | an arid or semi-arid climate and has long periods |
| addition to being protected, the quantity of water | | | | when rain becomes an even more precious |
| used for both residential and commercial purposes | | | | resource. The use of underwater tanks for water |
| needs to be reduced. | | | | recycling can reduce the need to build water |
| This is especially true in Australia. Australia is | | | | dams or other special facilities for directing water |
| constantly dealing with water shortages. As the | | | | flows into reservoirs. |
| population grows, the pressure on water supplies | | | | An Easy Way to Go Green |
| grows proportionately. That means there has to | | | | Underground water tanks address all of the issues |
| be a way to reduce the quantity of water used | | | | related to maintaining the earth's resources from |
| on an individual basis in order to insure enough | | | | water to energy. Using recycled rainwater makes |
| water is available for everyone. | | | | sense. You are able to lower your reticulated |
| Going Green through Water Recycling | | | | water usage while still maintaining your lawn and |
| Recycling is a concept whose day has come. | | | | gardens. The recycled rainwater is returned to |
| Recycling clothes, paper, glass, and metal is | | | | the earth at the time of watering and once again |
| accepted practice. Now it's time to recycle water. | | | | becomes part of the ecological cycle. |
| By recycling water whenever possible, Australians | | | | Installing an underground water tank is an easy |
| can reach several goals. | | | | way to "go green". Once the tank is installed, you |
| - Less demand for water is placed on municipal | | | | will have access to recycled water for years to |
| plants | | | | come. Every time you water your lawn or |
| - Less energy is used to generate clean water | | | | garden, you will know you are doing your part to |
| - Humans are not exposed to chemicals when | | | | preserve one of Australia's most important |
| using recycled rainwater | | | | natural resource....water. |
| - Use of treated water is restricted to only most | | | | |