An archive illustration picture dated 30 January 2003 shows water pouring from a faucet into a glass in Berlin, Germany. Drinking water from German waterworks is almost always flawless. This is the result of the latest report on the quality of drinking water by the German Health ministry and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). Jochen Eckel/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: dpaphotos625963
Water makes up the majority of the planet and even on dry land it is never too far away with lakes, streams, and rivers littering the landscape. Water offers fun and beauty, but this week is the week to recognize the water that we drink which is by far the most important role water plays in our lives.
Drinking Water week was started by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) over 30 years ago and they continue to celebrate and bring awareness to communities across the country. The AWWA works to protect public health by providing safe and sufficient water for everyone. Keeping drinking water safe can be done by following a few easy steps, then the water everyone drinks can be made safe to drink.
A dripping water tap. Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: cecreative023807
Providing safe water is only half the battle, with so many drink options available it is just as important to actually drink the water. Most people will drink lots of water when they exercise but every system in the body is dependent on water. Even sitting at a computer reading this you could use some water.
Sergey Bakulin of Russia tosses a bottle of water during the men's 50 km race walk final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu. LEE JAE-WON/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfour928572
Brad Pitt at the press conference for Moneyball Press Conference at Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Malaparte, Toronto, on September 9, 2011. Gregorio Binuya/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: evphotos406158
A Kashmiri school boy drinks water from a leaking water supply pipe on World Water Day, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 22 March 2012. World Water Day is observed on 22 March to raise awareness about importance of safe water. According to estimates provided by NGO's there are more than 780 million people worldwide without access to clean drinking water. FAROOQ KHAN/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotos338446
Growing up I was always told I didn’t drink enough water, now as an adult it is no longer outside sources telling me to drink more water it is that little voice in my nagging at me. Luckily it is easy to add more water in your daily life with just a few easy tips. After all, walking to the break room to fill a water bottle is nothing when you think about how far some people have to travel for drinkable water.
Just don’t drink it too fast.
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Chinese villagers carry pails of water they collected from a well, back to their homes in Yiliang, southwest China's Yunnan province on February 27, 2012. A drought in Yunnan province has left 3.19 million people and 1.58 million livestock short of drinking water, the provincial government said, as drought and low rainfall in the three consecutive years have dried up 273 rivers and 413 small reservoirs in the province. STR/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afplivefour316486
A boy is silhouetted against the setting sun while arranging bottles of drinking water for sale at 10 PKR ($0.11) along Karachi's Clifton beach March 15, 2012. AKHTAR SOOMRO/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive138413
Bangladeshi residents collect water leaking from a Wasa (Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) lorry in Dhaka on April 4, 2012. A drinking water shortage has affected many residents of the Bangladeshi capital, leaving many people having to walk considerable distances in search of water. Palash Khan/Sipa USA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: sipaphotosthree538080
A file picture dated 17 March 2010 shows a drop of water dripping into a glass of water in Berlin, Germany. The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate wishes to introduce a new levy called the 'water cent' in 2013 and hopes to take in 20 million euro with it. The water cent shall be payed in connection to the withdrawal of groundwater and surface water and shall protect water of the federal state, according to Rhineland-Palatinate's Minister of Environment, Hoefken, on 07 December 2011. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: dpaphotos612190
Schalke's Raul takes part in a press conference and is reflecting in a glass of water at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 30 November 2011. Friso Gentsch/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: dpaphotos608560
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