When I #ImagineaDaywithoutWater, the image that comes to mind is one of a young girl carrying a yellow plastic container on their head… You can all see it, because we know it happens everyday. All over the world there are people who don’t have access to clean water and the water they do have is miles away from their homes and contaminated. There are so many organizations that try to help these communities but until we really #ValueWater at home how can we understand these families suffering and offer real help.
As I wake up today, I have my coffee with water treated at my local municipality who has less than efficient systems. I think… is this clean water? I know every time it rains our clean water is threatened with contamination of over flowing lift stations. This is due to lack of funding for the projects and infrastructure needed to implement the efficient systems the staff knows they need to install. This is a huge risk for public health and our country’s aging infrastructure is amplifying the need for investment. So, I ask… how do we get more investment for these projects! And then, if we placed more value on water and water systems at home would we then place more value on making sure every human had access to it?
