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-# Low-impact water supply+This topic is part of [[gt:water|Water & sewage]]. 
 +====== Low-impact water supply ======
  
  
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-## What is low-impact water supply?+===== What is low-impact water supply? =====
  
 Over 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water. From space we are the Blue Planet. However, only 2.5% of this is fresh water, and two thirds of that is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. The remaining third (c. 0.8% of all water) is distributed between lakes, wetlands, groundwater, rivers, soil moisture and atmospheric water. That's too precious to be throwing away to pollution, habitat encroachment and climate change pressures. Over 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water. From space we are the Blue Planet. However, only 2.5% of this is fresh water, and two thirds of that is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. The remaining third (c. 0.8% of all water) is distributed between lakes, wetlands, groundwater, rivers, soil moisture and atmospheric water. That's too precious to be throwing away to pollution, habitat encroachment and climate change pressures.
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-## What are the benefits of low-impact water supply?+===== What are the benefits of low-impact water supply? =====
  
 Availability of clean water is one of the essential requirements for a healthy life. We use it in our home for drinking, cooking and cleaning; in our farms for irrigation and for livestock; in our industry for cooling, cleaning and production processes. It's the lifeblood of our countryside and all of the habitats we know and love. Availability of clean water is one of the essential requirements for a healthy life. We use it in our home for drinking, cooking and cleaning; in our farms for irrigation and for livestock; in our industry for cooling, cleaning and production processes. It's the lifeblood of our countryside and all of the habitats we know and love.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 There is plenty that we can do to help protect clean water, diversify our supplies, conserve water and to reduce our global water footprint. There is plenty that we can do to help protect clean water, diversify our supplies, conserve water and to reduce our global water footprint.
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 +===== Forum =====
  
-## Further resources+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:water|Water & sewage]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/water). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [ADSM](https://www.adsm.com/) - helping organisations save water - [ADSM](https://www.adsm.com/) - helping organisations save water
 - [Water Footprint Network](https://www.waterfootprint.org/) - fair & smart use of the world's fresh water - [Water Footprint Network](https://www.waterfootprint.org/) - fair & smart use of the world's fresh water
 - [The Rivers Trust](https://theriverstrust.org/) - working for wild, healthy, natural rivers - [The Rivers Trust](https://theriverstrust.org/) - working for wild, healthy, natural rivers
-- [The Hydrological Cycle](https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-7-water/hydrological-cycle-half-and-full/) +- [The Hydrological Cycle](https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-7-water/hydrological-cycle-half-and-full/)
 - [Foundation for Water Research](https://fwr.org/) - developing science-based solutions to water challenges - [Foundation for Water Research](https://fwr.org/) - developing science-based solutions to water challenges
 - [CAWST](https://www.biosandfilters.info/) - biosand filters knowledge base - [CAWST](https://www.biosandfilters.info/) - biosand filters knowledge base
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
 - [[hram:Hydraulic ram pumps]] - [[hram:Hydraulic ram pumps]]
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 - [[wipm:Wind pumps]] - [[wipm:Wind pumps]]
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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