I know we need to conserve water and such but why? Doesn’t it eventually flow back into the ground or evaporated and rained back down regardless of how it’s consumed, so it’s a cycle? Do we lose a bit per cycle?
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The speed at which water evaporates and rains down is limited. With increasing population and industry, we can consume and pollute more water than gets refreshed, especially in drought-prone areas. Moving water from where it is more abundant is not practical. Fresh water still requires some treatment steps and pumping, which cost money. Discarded untreated wastewater can pollute ground water sources and make them unusable.
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