eli5 How is water wasted?

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Like when ppl say don’t wash your yard or car with a hose. Isn’t the extra water or for that matter all water either seeping underground and adding to groundwater table or being evaporated into nature to be recycled? In both cases the water will be filtered enough to be potable….

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Wasted water is usually meant dirty water. If you spill it on the ground, you can’t just pick it up and drink if. You have to filter it before it’s safe to drink.

So the waste is more the waste of energy involved in re-cleaning the water used.

It’s not as complicated as some people make it out to be.

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