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Human activities have change the face of Earth. The construction of cities and exploitation of natural resources like trees and water, have changed the physical structure of the land. As many know, global warming has caused climate change as explained on YouTube videos made by the National Research Council. Climate change and the unwise use of water supplies has brought a serious drought to California. For example, even though the Los Angeles County has implemented a programs and regulations to save water it still acquires its water from places far from Southern California like the Colorado River. The image found here, shows how fast the drought has developed.

As of now, LA’s runoff water (rain water) and urban runoff is disposed into the Santa Monica Bay. In order to face the drought head on, the residents of LA have to overcome the common perception of recycled water not being clean enough to drink. The solution to this problem is education. It is important to educate the residents not only about what the current drought really means in terms of water supply. Convincing the public about the seriousness shouldn’t be that hard since the actions agains the drought are getting more serious. It is also important to inform the people about the different processes that exist to recycle water and how those processes are safe. Apart from more modern ways of recycling water like cleaning water through UV light at a company, I will concentrate more on ways that the residents can actively participate in. One of the main ways they will be able to do so is by participating in a program lined out after Orange County Water Hero Program. Another way is by implementing biofiltration systems, mainly rain gardens, in their homes.

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Rain garden implementation will help underground water recharge, a process in which water is cleaned by bacteria and plants as it makes its way through the soil and to the underground water. Later, the water can be taken out through a wells.

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The process by which I will educate people is mainly through social media such as Facebook and Instagram. The group I am mainly targeting are people from the ages eighteen to mid-forties because they are the ones who can understand the conditions of recycled water and take action.


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