March 22nd is International Water Day. Everyone knows that water is the source of life, and people cannot make a living without water, but the reality is not optimistic.
According to statistics released by the United Nations, over one billion people worldwide are currently facing water shortages, and nearly three billion people lack basic sanitation facilities. China is one of the 13 countries with the most water scarcity in the world, with per capita freshwater resources only 1/4 of the international average. Our Jingzhou is not an exception. Despite being located in a water rich area, water scarcity is still severe, often leading to water crises.
It is necessary to maintain a high level of awareness of the water crisis. Some people believe that the 20th century is the century of oil, and the 21st century is the century of water. The water crisis will surpass the energy crisis and become the most urgent natural resource issue internationally. Therefore, saving water is crucial.
Not to mention how severe water pollution is nowadays, nor how scarce production water is, let's just talk about the problem of waste under the faucet. I have seen an environmental manga like this: a little boy ran away after receiving water, and after death, there was a faucet installed on the wall. The faucet spout was continuously spraying water, and it turned out that the little boy did not turn off the faucet after receiving water. The water in the sink is now almost overflowing. Above the faucet hangs a sign reading "Save Water", while the wall glares at the little boy's distant back with angry eyes.
In fact, there are countless cases like this, as well as when washing hands or faces, the faucet is turned on exceptionally large and forcefully. It wasn't until I finished washing that I realized that a lot of water, which was originally clear and pollution-free, had been wasted in vain. There are also many children who enjoy playing with the water by turning on the faucet and splashing precious water resources around. Even worse, the faucet is turned on very large, but it is not used by oneself. Listening to the water flow with a splash, it seems to be calmly appreciating a beautiful "pocket waterfall".
It can be seen from this that the waste under the faucet cannot be ignored. Do you know? Assuming a faucet only leaks one drop of water per second, it can accumulate an astonishing 360 tons in a year. How many households and water usage units are there in the country? If all the faucets leak, perhaps not turning off the faucets, then how much will be wasted? Although there are water saving public service advertisements on television, newspapers, the internet, and mobile phones every day, how many people are paying attention to them? The answer is only a little, less than one hundred million parts. So I am calling out loudly here: let's work together to implement internal actions to save water, starting from around us, starting from small things, and becoming a "saving expert"!