Water

Jamaica, the land of wood and water. There is plenty of water on island. But with illegal building near water sources, pollution from farms and industry and the water being in the wrong place (i.e., people living in the hills, but springs and reservoirs being in the valleys) there is a water shortage. Many people do have piped water from the government, but it is sporadic. This is further exasperated with the current (power) that run the pumps, turning off far too often. And no, there aren't any big water towers. Many people do harvest rainwater with water catchment systems. A lot of people also have both - water catchment and piped water. We have a small water catchment, where we catch rain from the gutter and store it in a drum. We use that water to wash clothes and water our garden. During the Tropical Storm when we lost piped water we used the water to wash our dishes and to bathe. With increased populations all across the world, water will become an increasingly scarce resource. Rainwater havesting should be implemented to water our gardens, flush our toilets and bathe. It's a necessary resource and we must protect and conserve it.