Frozen Fresh
Water
2%
Available
Fresh Water
1%
Saltwater
97%
2% is Frozen
Fresh Water
Agriculture
70%
Industry
20%
Households
10%
Of All the Water in the World . . .
. . .
and of that 1% . . .
World Water Reality:
Greater demand for water, less available water,
and even that is more contaminated.
Our Vision:
Clean Water
for ALL God’s Children!
For more information contact:
www.livingwatersfortheworld.org
or 615-261-4008
Living Waters for the World
and its partners address the situation:
While some other organizations are helping to improve the availability of water, and others are fighting
for the fair distribution of water,
Living Waters for the World’s
niche
is to purify a community’s
existing water source. Training U.S.-based partners at Clean Water U, and supplying materials through
its fulfillment center,
Living Waters for the World
enables teams to work in partnership with local
residents, using technology that is simple, sustainable, and affordable. Ideal for rural or urban
institutional settings, the system can provide clean water for a community of up to 500 people.
There are many reasons why this is happening:
Diversion:
streams and rivers are being dammed and diverted for agriculture and power
Technology: modern pumps can pull water from aquifers faster than it can be replaced by
precipitation
Increased use: humans use 45 times as much water now as 300 years ago
Improper use:
the average American flushes more water daily than the average person in a
developing country uses for the whole day’s drinking, cooking, washing, and cleaning
Dietary habits: affluent countries are eating more water-consuming foods, especially meats
97% is
Salt Water
only 1% is
Available
Fresh Water
Households
use 10%
Industry
uses 20%
Agriculture
uses 70%
There is now a growing shortage of available water:
Rivers are drying up:
example: China’s Yellow River has not reached the sea since 1985
Lakes are drying up:
example: Africa’s lake Chad has shrunk 95% in 40 years
Aquifers are dropping: water tables are falling on every continent