Introduction about waterIt covers 70% of our planet, makes up 75% of our bodies, is necessary for survival and is decreasing rapidly (http://www. sscwd.org). It's water. Unfortunately, clean water is rare: nearly 1 billion people in developing countries lack access to water every day. “Yet we take it for granted, we waste it and we pay too much to drink it from plastic bottles” (The Water Project). The use of the earth's natural resources should be seen as prosperity, even if it is taken for granted, every aspect of daily life revolves around the environment, making water conservation necessary for the future of this planet. Many people grab a bottle of water to carry with them as they head into normal life, others in developing countries spend their lives searching for water that is rarely found. Even if they manage to get water, it is rarely clean and usually carries the risk of disease. While most developed countries pay around a dollar for a bottle of water, others, in less fortunate places, revere water as if it were gold. Since many children around the world attend a privileged school every day, the idea of ​​skipping school due to water sickness never crosses their minds, yet for those living in less fortunate countries it is a gift to have the strength and health to attend school regularly. The disease is common and many times the cause is water. “Education is lost due to illness. Economic development is lost while people simply try to survive” (The World Project). Americans go to the sink knowing that with a simple flick of their nose, clean water will magically appear. We often assume that clean water is a given and never recognize that saving water in one country could evidently help another country's water... middle of paper... advertisement. Even if inside the house, there is Since water usage is clearly heavy, it is frightening to learn that most of the wasted water is wasted in the garden. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “of the 26 billion gallons of water consumed each day in the United States, approximately 7.8 billion gallons, or 30%, are for outdoor uses.” An average lawn will be irrigated with over 10,000 gallons of water per year (Erie 203). While a lot of water is used to keep these lawns green, the sad truth is that many of these gallons will never water the lawn due to evaporation and direct runoff. To avoid these expensive and wasteful outdoor water practices, there are simpler solutions. The most effective change is to reduce the amount of green space by replacing grass and water-dependent plants with drought-tolerant solutions or grassy areas.