The one thing absolutely needed to get water treated more carefully, with less waste and less pollution, is education. Children need to be taught, throughout their school years, about the importance of water in all aspects of life.

Most of us have treated water so long as a free good that we are un-motivated in relation to waste reduction and pollution prevention.

Communities with access to only poor sanitation facilities need to be educated regarding the critical links between hygiene and health.

We all need education to understand better the water supply situations of our own communities, so that we can contribute positively to conservation and pollution reduction initiatives.

There are now some marvellous educational web sites on water to which a student or teacher can turn.