Individuals can do much about the world’s water crisis. One is SODIS, solar disinfection using 1 liter PETE clear plastic bottles with caps. Filled with impure water, bottles are placed on their sides to absorb sunlight for a day of full sun, two days under clouds, according to WHO and CDC. Solar ultraviolet light kills the diarrhea germs

Water use can be reduced. Reduce the size of your lawn allowing native species to re-populate the perimeter. Rainwater is lost which could recharge the water table. Rebuild your driveway to direct runoff onto your land.

In deserts, water can be obtained from a solar still only a meter deep and a meter wide by means of a sheet of plastic film and a clean container, according to many survival manuals. These can produce one liter from desert sands. Four liters can be had for each person by four stills each. Fresh water can be recovered from urine this way; don’t contaminate drinking water with urine.

Leaks in your plumbing, should be fixed. How you water your garden and landscape is important. Save water by timing watering the hour just prior to sunrise. Water will be absorbed by the soil before it is lost more…