1. A. I live in a small town in Pennsylvania called Abbottstown which is in Adams County. In my town, the main source of water comes from York Water Company. On the website, I read that it supplies about 20 million gallons of water each day, which consists of 65,000 residents, industrial, and commercial customers. I was shocked on how much area they are responsible for providing water for. The water comes from the Susquehanna River, Lake Williams, and Lake Redman. It goes through several different sources before it gets to the customers, such as the pumping station, rapid mixer, and the plate settling basin. During the plate settling stage, other actions also take place as well such as the multimedia filters which clarifies the water. Throughout the clarifying stage, it checks the thickness of the water. It then goes through the dehydrator which removes any soil. Then it goes through the rapid mixer, plate settling basins, multimedia filters, and the clear water cell. Finally, the water is finished to be used by the clients. In conclusion, every stage has specific roles that they in order to get the water clean and ready for the consumers.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Activity                                                              How much water is used? (Gallons)

Brushing Teeth                                                                              3 gallons

Shower                                                                                           32 gallons

Toilet                                                                                               25 gallons

Washing hands                                                                              9 gallons

Dishes                                                                                             36 gallons

Washing clothes                                                                           30 gallons

Drinking water                                                                              ½ gallon

Total:    135.5 gallons/day

1. C. If I had to live in an area where I could only use 2 gallons a day instead of 135.5 gallons I would find it to be very difficult. I know that in the past I made wiser chooses on how I would use my water, but that was when I was in Mexico for vacation. The reason why I think that I would not be able to live off of 2 gallons is because I failed to do so when I gave it a try. I realized that I only made it half way through the day until I couldn’t go through with it. I thought that the most important things were to drink water and brush my teeth. Although when it came to the time that I couldn’t flush my toilet, wash my dishes, or shower that’s when it became harder for me. I know that there could be a routine made up for each day so that I could fit everything that needs to be done. In order to accomplish that I would have to make dramatic changes in my life by not showering every day, flushing the toilet, washing my hands, doing my laundry and so on. I think that limiting how much water you use a day is a very difficult task because I am used to being able to use a lot of water. I know that by reducing the amount of water I use per day can make a big difference in the environment. I can say that I will manage my amount of water usage more wisely from now on. It is scary to think that many places such as Haiti, are limited on how much water they use a day. I am lucky to be able to live in an area where there is an unlimited amount of water supply.