World Water Monitoring Day - 18th September

By Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
India
September 18, 2017 8:13am CST
I never knew this day existed. But this is really the need of the hour. Every year, the World Water Monitoring Day is celebrated on September 18. The day was first instituted in the year 2003 to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. The day aims to empower the citizens to conduct basic checking of their local water bodies. Water is a very precious commodity and also the basis of food and life. Conserving water should be a way of life and not something we think about once in 365 days. Every one of us depends on water, it should be one of our responsibility to conserve water in every way we can. Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
21 Sep 17
I didn't know that either. I use very little water beings it is just me here and I don't have a lawn to water.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
21 Sep 17
@vsai2008 There is no grass at all on this property. The landlords know what they are doing by having no grass here. I see a lot of people waste water and that is sad.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
21 Sep 17
Thats good, we need to save water in our own little ways possible in daily life
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
21 Sep 17
@velvet53 Having grass is good to some extent, it prevents topsoil erosion but wasting water because of it should be minimised :)
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
25 Sep 17
We have an abundance of water here, we even had floods this spring because of too much water. I know, it is not the same everywhere and we should all be concerned.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
25 Sep 17
@vsai2008 I'm sorry to hear that!
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
25 Sep 17
@1hopefulman we did it with our own hands, we need to redeem ourselves before we are too late :)
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
25 Sep 17
yes, we need to be concerned about the scarcity of water, rivers are drying up in our area, so awareness is a bit important in our part of the world
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Debscrochet
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
20 Sep 17
I haven't heard of it, but we've been conserving since the hurricane hit last week. The river is at a high point and afraid of it backing up and over flowing.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
20 Sep 17
Flooding is not at all good, it takes away everything
LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
21 Sep 17
We won't survive with out water, that's why we need to conserve and not waste it. We don't have technology to get water from space or make one.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
21 Sep 17
Yes
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306337)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Sep 17
I agree. We need to protect our water resources.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306337)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Sep 17
@vsai2008 I'm doing very well thank you.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
Yes, I am with you :) How are you doing today?
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
20 Sep 17
@just4him Happy to hear that :)
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20261)
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19 Sep 17
And here we have been having rain every day for the last 6 months. We all think of either learning to swim or purchase a boat each.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
Wow, thats too much rain, have fun though :) take care
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20261)
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19 Sep 17
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169997)
• United States
18 Sep 17
You learn something new every day!
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
18 Sep 17
Thanks, we learn something new on this site :)
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Sep 17
Interesting..I had never head of this day friend.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
18 Sep 17
Indeed it is interesting and making us aware :)
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Sep 17
Sounds like a very good idea, if everyone conserves, all will have the water that they need with the exception of those in drought areas.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
18 Sep 17
Yes, I agree with you, drought areas need wider attention, we need to do what we have in our hands, I am with you completely.
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SHOHANA
@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
19 Sep 17
I'm glad to know about this day, is it for public awareness? we should know the worth of water, it belongs to or completely our life!
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
When I read about it, I found that it is a global educational outreach program, so I guess it is for public awareness
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
23 Sep 17
World Water Monitoring Day: Some facts on why we need to conserve water : Did you know?
indiatoday.intoday.in
On the occasion of World Water Monitoring Day, here is all you should know why we need to conserve water.
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solxee
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
No water, no life.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
Yes
Macarrosel
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
I can't remember our country celebrated such Good to know you are celebrating it. Water is life.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
Even I too dont remember my country celebrating it, I just read about it in our local newspaper and looked up online
Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
21 Sep 17
This is a laudable program because scarcity if water seems inevitable, monitoring of our potable water is just important
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prashu
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
18 Sep 17
Good to know about world water monitoring day
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