Everyday is a great day to talk about water, especially when considering more and more is being contaminated and hidden deep underground on a daily basis.
Water is a vital part of everyday life for almost all living things on earth, but it's increasingly being used to produce products and extract resources. These processes leave the used water useless to living things and in some cases even harmful to the environment.
As humans, it could be argued some of these products and resources are required, and in turn, so is the water used to create and extract them. However, at what cost do we continue to use our water for these purposes?
Without water, we wouldn't even have to bother with such a thought. But, as of yet we still have water to drink and thus we must face the facts around our water resources.
There is a finite amount of water on earth, yet more and more people and animals and inanimate objects are requiring the sought-after resource. So how do we balance our current needs with the requirements of future generations?
There are conversations happening around the world, within groups, governments, communities, and countries regarding water plans for now and the future.
It's time Albertans take stake in our water situation.
A good first step would be taking part in the upcoming “water conversations” happening across the province, over the next month and a half. The government of Alberta will be facilitating the conversations, which are open to the public and according to the government, will play a large role in shaping the province's water policies for the future.
Because without a thought or a plan for the future, what kind of world will we be leaving for the generations to come?
A wise person once said, “You do not inherit the world from your parents, you borrow it from your grandchildren.”
