Celebrate Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Celebrate HO! As much as 60% of the human body is water. The brain is 70% water. The lungs are nearly 90% water. We are made of water and we can't survive without it. But the water we need also must be clean. Water and wastewater treatment has changed the lives of millions of Americans - all but eliminating fatal diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and hepatitis. America has some of the cleanest, safest drinking water in the world and it must be preserved. Your life depends on it. Did you know? Water makes up more than two thirds of human body weight. We would de in just a few days without it Water is one of the most essential elements to health and is so important that your body actualy has a specific drought management system in place to prevent dehydration and ensure your survival. Just as a car cannot run without gas and ol, our bodies cannot work without water. All of the cel and organ functions that make up our entire anatomy and physiology depend on water to function. Driniking eight glasses of water daly can decrease the risk of colon cancer by 45% and bladder canoer by 50%, and t potentialy can even reduce the risk of breast cancer The World Health Organization estimates that globally 1.1 bilion people stil lack access to safe drinking water and 24 bilion people lack access to basic sanitation. That's nearly three times the size of the entire U.S. populationt Small actions can make a BIG difference. Support and invest in your water intrastructure. Don't take water for granted. The water we have now is all that we wil ever have. Use it wisely. Think before you flush. Everything you send down the pipe ends up at your local wastewater treatment plant. We are al part of the water cycle. We all ive downstream Educate yourselt. Take a tour of your local water and wastewater treatment plant to lean what happens to the water that you drink and use. Read and understand your water and wastewater bil Stay informed about the water quaity issues facing your community by contacting your local municipality and attendng public meetings You need water. Water needs you. Indispensabie to jobs, the economy our health and our communities, water runs through our lives in many ways. Everyone uses water and everyone is responsible for it. Why should you care about water? America's water infrastructure-the 800.000 miles of water pipe and 600.000 miles of sewer ine that delver and remove your water and wastewater-is aging and needs to be repaired, but funding for improvement projects has reached an historic low. This fact, coupled with an increased demand for water from an ever-growing population, mears we must take action now. Our quality of Ife and health cannot be sustained without continued and improved access to clean drinking water and sanitation services. Water is We must al work together to koep our water clean and healthy. To do that, we each need to leam to value water. To loam more, visit www.WatersWorthit.org. our lifeline. Angola's Clean Water Utilities (260) 665-2514 www.angolain.org Be as good to water as water's been to you. To learn more, visit www.WatersWorthlt.org. Youe Tous WATER'S WORTH IT EPA. D0O EPA Ofice of Vader You Can Make A Diferencel Careersin EPA Oice of Water Powerpoint presentatior Retrieved on May 23, 2012 fom htpowaterepa.govaboutowcareerslupioad/200ro10cnutment presentation. pd 1 Geick, Peter, and Phaedra Elis-Lambkins Q011 Jobe and Wuter for America Oet &te ortes.comutespetergleick20110obeand- wateroramerica 10 Heath Advancen That Changed the World Sept 20 htpollabonesgo.comHeathTenWaystorynd30s442pnge18.T7OZKy) 5. Workd Heath Organication WHO p00 Global Burden of Disane Study. Retrieved on May 2, 2012 om hetplwwwhonhetoigobal burden dseane80, mport 200updste parodt WATERS WORTHITatademerk of the Water Environment Federation Celebrate Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Celebrate HO! As much as 60% of the human body is water. The brain is 70% water. The lungs are nearly 90% water. We are made of water and we can't survive without it. But the water we need also must be clean. Water and wastewater treatment has changed the lives of millions of Americans - all but eliminating fatal diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and hepatitis. America has some of the cleanest, safest drinking water in the world and it must be preserved. Your life depends on it. Did you know? Water makes up more than two thirds of human body weight. We would de in just a few days without it Water is one of the most essential elements to health and is so important that your body actualy has a specific drought management system in place to prevent dehydration and ensure your survival. Just as a car cannot run without gas and ol, our bodies cannot work without water. All of the cel and organ functions that make up our entire anatomy and physiology depend on water to function. Driniking eight glasses of water daly can decrease the risk of colon cancer by 45% and bladder canoer by 50%, and t potentialy can even reduce the risk of breast cancer The World Health Organization estimates that globally 1.1 bilion people stil lack access to safe drinking water and 24 bilion people lack access to basic sanitation. That's nearly three times the size of the entire U.S. populationt Small actions can make a BIG difference. Support and invest in your water intrastructure. Don't take water for granted. The water we have now is all that we wil ever have. Use it wisely. Think before you flush. Everything you send down the pipe ends up at your local wastewater treatment plant. We are al part of the water cycle. We all ive downstream Educate yourselt. Take a tour of your local water and wastewater treatment plant to lean what happens to the water that you drink and use. Read and understand your water and wastewater bil Stay informed about the water quaity issues facing your community by contacting your local municipality and attendng public meetings You need water. Water needs you. Indispensabie to jobs, the economy our health and our communities, water runs through our lives in many ways. Everyone uses water and everyone is responsible for it. Why should you care about water? America's water infrastructure-the 800.000 miles of water pipe and 600.000 miles of sewer ine that delver and remove your water and wastewater-is aging and needs to be repaired, but funding for improvement projects has reached an historic low. This fact, coupled with an increased demand for water from an ever-growing population, mears we must take action now. Our quality of Ife and health cannot be sustained without continued and improved access to clean drinking water and sanitation services. Water is We must al work together to koep our water clean and healthy. To do that, we each need to leam to value water. To loam more, visit www.WatersWorthit.org. our lifeline. Angola's Clean Water Utilities (260) 665-2514 www.angolain.org Be as good to water as water's been to you. To learn more, visit www.WatersWorthlt.org. Youe Tous WATER'S WORTH IT EPA. D0O EPA Ofice of Vader You Can Make A Diferencel Careersin EPA Oice of Water Powerpoint presentatior Retrieved on May 23, 2012 fom htpowaterepa.govaboutowcareerslupioad/200ro10cnutment presentation. pd 1 Geick, Peter, and Phaedra Elis-Lambkins Q011 Jobe and Wuter for America Oet &te ortes.comutespetergleick20110obeand- wateroramerica 10 Heath Advancen That Changed the World Sept 20 htpollabonesgo.comHeathTenWaystorynd30s442pnge18.T7OZKy) 5. Workd Heath Organication WHO p00 Global Burden of Disane Study. Retrieved on May 2, 2012 om hetplwwwhonhetoigobal burden dseane80, mport 200updste parodt WATERS WORTHITatademerk of the Water Environment Federation