Maxwell Mc Ilvaine Essays (308 words) - Water, Matter,

Maxwell Mc Ilvaine Period 5 I agree with the writer in where he says that bottled water is a large problem with how we're consuming water, along with other resources in California. Tap water is perfectly fine for consumption and the bottles used for water are very wasteful of plastic resources. It's also a lot more expensive than just having tap water and transporting the bottles. Another point I agree with is the limitations of water use in farms and cities. People are using a lot more water than necessary and it's very wasteful to use the little water we have left on crops that don't make a lot of money or for keeping lush golf courses alive. There is nothing in the essay I really don't agree with. What is missing from the argument is that e nvironmental water use falls into four categories: water in rivers protected as "wild and scenic" under federal and state laws, water required for maintaining habitat within streams, water that supports wetlands within wildlife preserves, and water needed to maintain water quality for agricultural and urban use. Most water allocated to the environment does not affect other water uses. More than half of California's environmental water use occurs in rivers along the state's north coast. These waters are largely isolated from major agricultural and urban areas and cannot be used for other purposes. In the rest of California where water is shared by all three sectors, environmental use is not dominant (33%, compared to 53% agricultural and 14% urban). My family can cut back on water usage by taking shorter showers, watering the garden for shorter amounts of time, and by washing the family cars less. We can use less water while doing the dishes or brushing teeth and by being more conservative while washing clothes.