Make Our World a Fresh Place to Live
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right here in east county there’s a
hidden treasure
of seven lakes santee lakes
santee lakes is a place where you can go
bike riding
camping fishing picnicking and they even
hold events
there it is also where you can spend
time with your family
my favorite thing to do at santee lakes
is to go on their playgrounds
and have picnics santee lakes
has seven pretty lakes but did you know
it is designed to recycle water water is
important
plants animals and people our
hidden treasure of santee lakes helps
make the world
a fresh place to live before the water
gets recycled
it’s known as gray water so
how do we remove dirty bacteria from
gray water to make a potable or to drink
santee lakes they filter grey water
to irrigate the city’s sand tea
each lake acts like a filter until the
water is safe to use
the 50 of water is used for golf courses
city parks and local schools
their recycling water project diverts
two
million gallons of partially treated
sewage
from the pacific ocean every day that’s
730 million gallons every year
have you ever imagined a world without
fresh water
people and animals would not survive in
san diego the
average rainfall is 12 inches of rain
but so far we’ve had under 3 inches
the u.s average rain is 38 inches
saving water is important for san diego
here are a couple different ways we can
help save water
whenever you wash your hands don’t leave
the water running
since baths use a lot of water take
less bass did you know that bass use
37 gallons of water that’s a lot of
water
but take shorter showers instead and use
only 20 gallons of water
try capturing rainwater in a bucket you
can use this water for your plants in
your house
as well as outside if you do just one of
these ideas a day
we can help save our community
santee lakes is a very important
resource
but so are all of us and saving the
water that is so very important for our
earth
i encourage us all to be responsible
with our water
and when you have time go visit our
beautiful treasure
santee lakes