WATER SAVING SKIT CAST Narrator: Dylan S. Father: Rohan Mother: Triston Daughter: Jesse Son: Karan Plumber 1: Christopher Plumber 2: Dylan M. Chef 1: Bilal Chef 2: Vansh Narrator- A family is frustrated because the water bill is extremely high. The dad cries out wondering what he can do to lower it. Dad: Gosh dang why is the water bill this month so high? What can I do to make it lower. Chef 1: Hello my name Bilal. Can I help you with your problem? Dad: Ok. Chef 1: Here are some tips. *CHEF GIVES DAD THE LIST* Dad: These tips look amazing. Can you help me educate my family on your great water saving ways. Chef 1: I would be happy to. I will call my friends who are experts in situations like these. Dad: Ok. ` Narrator: Five minutes …show more content…
*Ryan hears his name, then walks in* Chef 2: Hi, are you Ryan? Son: Yeah, why? Chef 2: Your dad tells me you're water bill is a bit more that usual, he told me to help you reduce the water used when you the dishes. Now Ryan, do you use a dishwasher or sink? Son: The dishwasher. Chef 2: Ok so your dad tells me you have a traditional dishwasher. Get a new dishwasher. Also do not rinse your dishes before is out into in the dishwasher because that is wasting water. I strongly recommend getting an energy efficient dishwasher. Son: Why? Chef 2: Because the energy star dishwasher uses about 3 gallons while a traditional dishwasher uses 15 gallons per load. 15 gallons costs so much more money than 3 gallons. Before you start the dishwasher skip the pre rinse and turn down the heat. When you put the dishes in the dishwasher do big loads not small ones you waste more water if you do that. Son: Ok thanks. *Chef 2 and Son leave scene* Dad: So, how can I save water when I’m cooking? Chef 1: I’m glad you asked. Steam your food instead of boiling it. Dad: Why. Aren't they the …show more content…
Dad: Hm ok. Chef 1: Yep and not only is steaming more water efficient than boiling but steaming is also healthier because it keeps in more nutrients versus boiling your food. The steaming basket cost $12. Dad: Ok, that sounds like good idea. Hey you said that you have two plumber friends right? Dad: I am going to introduce one to my daughter, Denice. *Chef 1 and Dad leave* . Plumber 1: Hi, am here to help you reduce the amount of water you use when you use the bathroom. Denice: Ok. How? Plumber 1: Well one way is to buy something called a Sink Twice. Denice: What’s that? Plumber 1: Imagine your sink on top of your toilet, that is what SinkTwice looks like. It reuses the water you use for washing your hands and puts that water to the toilet, the water you use for the toilet goes to the sewers. Daughter: Ok, how much do these cost. Plumber 1: They cost $50-$100. It may sound a lot but it is a one time payment and in the end it helps you save lots of money on your water bill. Daughter: Ok, I will ask my dad about investing in
Drip irrigation, xeriscape, desalination, water recycling, personal water conservation, and the change of household appliances are all techniques that would have a positive effect on California’s drought. Because of the constantly growing population, the demand for water is constantly growing. To make sure that this water crisis doesn’t become vital, Californian’s should think it is their duty to help improve the situation. These improvements can be made in farmers, landscapers, and the everyday citizen. Everyone should do their part in employing these techniques, whether they take the simple approach of shortened shower times or a costly approach, and re-design their outdoor spaces to be xeriscaped and use drip systems. California’s water is precious, and it is the duty of California Citizens implement solutions to bust the water drought.
Water shortage is a growing problem for most countries in the world. For China, which has 20% of world’s population and only 7% of available water resources, this problem may become catastrophic (Hofstedt 2010, 72). Therefore some actions and measures should be performed to avoid or at least to weaken future water crisis in China. In this work the following three solutions will be proposed and analyzed in terms of efficiency and applicability: water usage efficiency improvement; adopting the local agencies on controlling water resources; reasonable water pricing.
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...f weather conditions, and thus consume more water by watering their gardens more than they should. Also, households must have money to purchase sprinkler systems and water their gardens. If these attitudes do not change within the household, how can we expect a change of water consumption outside of the household in businesses?
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my showers. Not only that but it’s surprising how much water I waste total, during
Moreover, the energy used in bottle production can supply energy to over 190,000 homes. The resources that can be conserved by ceasing the production of water bottles can solve many global problems faced by a growing population. The cost involved in water bottles is inconceivable to many. Bottled water costs 240 to 100,000 times more than tap water, which can be brought to your house for just pennies per day.
Conserve Water at the Kitchen Sink: One can easily save up to 60 gallons of water a day by simply being aware of water usage. After a meal, scrape dishes, pans and pots clean instead of rinsing under running water. If food is stuck on, fill a sink or pan with soap and just enough cold water to cover the stuck on food. Let the item s...
Households with leaky toilets can save 10% on their water bill simply by fixing their toilet leak.
Inevitably, you will need to have a plumber visit your home. Whether the problem is a leaky faucet, a broken pipe, or a clogged toilet, only a plumber is qualified to handle an emergency plumbing issue. In addition to emergency calls, you may need other plumbing services at your residence.
Water is essential for humanity’s survival, and even though the world is largely covered by water, only a small percentage is only usable for human consumption. Approximately, on average, 120,000 gallons of water are used annually for a single-family household (Galbraith). This alarming number could be reduced dramatically for the efforts of water conserving and lower water bill prices for families and subsequently saving money that could be used for other expenses. Thus, conserving water would prove beneficial and advantageous to not just Texas, but for everyone else as well. Although environmental policies have been not as popular with Congress and the state legislature, it is still an important problem to consider since there are only a limited amount of resources for public use, such as water.
Some day later this couple come to our doorstep and ask us if they could come in. When they came inside they talked to our parents about our water situation. “We noticed that you guys had a tank for water, what’s up with that?” the man of the couple asks, while scratching his greying hair” “Our well ran out of water so we asked for the tank so that we could have water.”
This shows us that the economy relies a lot on water and resources and money is a large driver. It is multi billion dollar companies pushing for water conservation and change. Fishman writes: “companies are starting to gather the kind of information the latest tem measure not just their water use, and their water costs, but their water productivity - how much work they get from a gallon of water, how much revenue, and how much profit” (117). This water insecurity and awareness is not coming from science but from people who run companies like Mitchell Wool, Coca Cola, Levis, Intel, and IBM. He uses numbers (in billions) of these companies value and compares it to their use of water. He drills into each company how they are using water and the economy to reflect the anxiety and security of
A small drip from a faucet can waste as much as 75 litres of water a day.
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