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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Water has to go through a water treatment plant to be able to safely drink. If it just flows out into the ground and eventually the river/lake/ocean the treatment was a waste.

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