How much water do we use every day ?
We use a lot of water at home on a daily basis. Some of this domestic consumption is obvious, like when we use water for cooking or drinking. It’s easy to see how much water we used to boil pasta, for example. Yet, other domestic water consumption habits may be less obvious.
In fact, on average 50% of our daily water consumption is by taking showers and flushing the toilet, while over 20% goes toward household chores like washing the dishes or doing laundry. The remainder of daily water usage consists of various tasks, like brushing our teeth, shaving, watering plants, washing cars, or simply running the tap.
Understanding where our water comes from
As the world’s population grows and urbanization increases, it’s important to note that the world’s water supply stays constant. Although 71% of the Earth’s surface is water, very little of it is actually usable for our needs.
More than 97% of Earth’s water supply is salt water from seas and oceans, which must undergo an expensive and energy intensive treatment called water desalination in order to be usable. Another 2% of Earth’s water is frozen in polar ice caps. In reality, less than 1% of the world’s water supply is freshwater suitable for our needs.
While the total water supply remains constant through the water cycle, it doesn’t always return to the ground in the same place, same quantity, or, even, same quality. The consequence is that the failure to conserve current available supplies may lead to supply shortages in adequate, healthy water in the future.
The risks and challenges ahead
In addition to challenges sourcing water, climate change and ageing infrastructure also present issues for our freshwater supply. Droughts, rising sea levels, wildfires, and severe flooding caused by climate change have all contributed to a global water shortage.
Meanwhile, infrastructural issues like leaky pipes and inadequately treated wastewater further reduce the world’s dwindling water supply.
Factors like available supply, climate change, and inadequate infrastructure present challenges that have rapid and tangible effects for both our global and local communities such as health hazards, reduced food supplies
Making an impact through how we shower
We won’t solve the world’s water problem in three years or, even, ten years. We can, however, start considering alternative ways to reduce our domestic water consumption now. Every effort, either through a single person or entire community, makes an impact. Many of us have already started working toward that change. Over the last five years 60% of citizens have changed their behavior to save water.
This is the hope that fuels our goals at Orbital Systems. We want to encourage solutions that enable us to make smart choices about how we use domestic water. That’s why we’re designing application solutions that change how we use water.
The first step is to use the water level control valve. The fully automatic water level control valve is specially designed for the water level control of water storage tanks such as water tower pools. It prevents the water tower from overflowing when the tap water is supplied. It replaces the traditional float valve.
Its working principle: When the water level in the pool or tank rises to the water level control line, the control valve immediately stops the water supply. When the water level drops, it will automatically supply water immediately. Reduce water loss and waste, make full use of water, and save water. Economical and convenient
Our long-term goal is to extend this technology into other areas of domestic water usage to change how we use water now and in the future.