1-A.
85% of the water source in my hometown all starts from the North Branch Neshaminy Creek (NBNC) just downstream of Lake Galena located in Bucks County. The water from Neshaminy Creek is then run through the Forest Park Water Treatment Plant. The Forest Park Water Treatment Plant is responsible for providing water to the North Wales Water Authority and the North Penn Water Authority. My family uses the North Penn Water Authority’s services to provide our home with water. We have one large kitchen sink with two sinks within the one sink, three bathrooms, three toilets, two showers and five bathroom sinks. The other 15% comes from 17 groundwater wells located throughout Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Then, the water is used in my home however. I was unable to find out what happens to the wastewater. My home is lined with pipes from the North Penn Water Authority so I assume that they are responsible for our wastewater.
1-B
1-C
In my home the water I clean, cook, bathe, brush my teeth and use the restroom. My priorities lie in my personal needs. I have to drink water to survive but I could definitely cut down. I could brush my teeth with my sink off. I would run my hair under the shower quickly once. Then, turn off the water and then scrub my hair with shampoo and body wash. Lastly, I’d rinse as quickly as possible. With my bodily waste, I would have to not flush the toilet for the entire day. I actually failed at doing this. The bathing and drinking were easy to do but the waste was tough. My mom got upset once she found out that I was not flushing the toilet and she flushed it anyway. Toilets just need to be flushed if you live with other people. I am very grateful that I live in an area where there is a large water source nearby. Knowing where my water comes from makes me think of all the other people using the same source. And despite the environmental collective action problem I will keep trudging along and try to use less and less water.
Hi Jonah, my name is Kevin and your blog really caught my attention. It did so because it seems we are on quite opposite sides of the spectrum in respect to how we use water throughout the day. You list that you use 44 gal/day while I’m all the way up at 129 gal/day. I thought reading through some of the ways you cut back on water usage to be quite different from how I go about my day. Maybe you’ll be interested in my post here: http://sites.psu.edu/geog30/2016/02/10/daily-water-usage-k-leimkuhler/
My response varied quite a bit compared to this blog post, which is why I found it very interesting to read. The water supply system in this blog is a lot more professional and modernised compared to what we get in India, the water usage by Jonah was just over half of what I used and finally the experiment was failed by the both of us, however I feel like Jonah conducted a more focused experiment and saved up a lot more water than I did.