• A maioria da água de Salvador (60%. Os outros 40% vem das
barragens Joanes I e II) vem da Barragem da Pedra do Cavalo, que fica
perto das cidades de São Felix e Cachoeira, no recôncavo baiano.
• Na Barragem, existe uma estação de tratamento, do mesmo nome.
• Depois de sair dos imóveis soteropolitanos, a água vai para uma
estação de tratamento de água da Embasa, a Bahia Azul, que fica na
Boca do Rio.
•A Bahia Azul é responsável pelo tratamento do esgoto, que depois é
lançado no emissário submarino.
 A imagem ao lado é uma foto retirada por Antonio Queiroz,
da Atarde que mostra a Barragem da Pedra do Cavalo
O prefeito de Salvador, João Henrique Carneiro,
estabeleceu uma nova lei que determina que todos os
prédios e condomínios que agora estão sendo
construídos na cidade tem que ter um equipamento
de reutilização de água da chuva. O prédio em
construção que não tiver esse equipamento será
impedido de ter o alvará de funcionamento. De
acordo com o presidente da SIANENCO (Sindicato
das Empresas de Arquitetura e Engenharia), esse
equipamento aumentará os custos do novo
empreendimento.
So far, there are no known programs in
Salvador devoted entirely to helping citizens
reduce their water use at home. As citizens,
we think that is something the next mayor
might want to look at, so that in the future
our city will have less issues regarding the
subject.
Here in Salvador, water shortage in certain
neighborhoods is due to the increase in population
over the past decades. Still, it’s Embasa’s job to provide
to all of us citizens of the city. They claim to be doing it
right, but is that really true? Because many people
from neighborhoods like Periperi, Ilha Amarela, Praia
Grande, and Plataforma have been complaining about
the lack of water where they live. But try to see it my
way: if you save more water at home, these people
might stop suffering with water shortages!
 People nowadays waste too much much water on daily needs, so
that in the future, when this finite resource ends, people from all
countries (including Brazil, where Salvador is) will be fighting
for whatever is left of it. Our future years will be a tragic war
against every country, causing World War III. The estimated
time for us is 160 years, but if we start conserving more water, we
might not have this terrible future. So what do you say? Not
conserving water and possible having World War III, or
conserving water and having a decent future?
Here are some reasons to get you motivated to save water:
 Well for one thing, if you save water, you save your wallet.
That’s right, conserving water means that when your water
bill comes at the end of the month, it’ll be way smaller!
This is not only because you save water, but you also save
energy.
 It’s better for the environment! (duh!) The more water you
save, the more you give to other people, plants and animals.
Also, we won’t have to leave more water in the sewage,
without any place to go. You can’t take and not give back!
Primeiramente, chuveiros ecológicos são
chuveiros com o potencial de diminuir a
quantidade de água usada no banho e a
conta da água. Infelizmente, aqui no Brasil
esses chuveiros saem por um preço meio
“salgado,” pois vão de R$ 500 a R$ 1000.
Ainda sim, chegam a reduzir o consumo de
água em cerca de 48%. Para aqueles que
tem condições para obter esse tipo de
chuveiro, é um ótimo investimento. Pense
assim: Posso estar gastando essa grande
quantia agora, mas esse produto me
poupará muitos gastos futuros com contas
de água e a perda de agua .
In this diagram, you can see the amount of
water you waste every year. You can help
conserve water by all of those ways, but
helping reduce the usage. In this diagram, it
compares the amount of water you spend
inside your house. As you can see, toilet is
the one which most wastes. There is a
campaign in Rio de Janeiro that says you
should pee in the shower so you don´t have
to flush the toilet as much. This research
was done in 1999, but it is still accurate.
 Turn the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
 Take shorter showers.
 While washing yourself with soap, shampoo, hair conditioner,
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etc turn off the water.
While lathering soap on the dishes, turn the faucet off.
Fix leaks ASAP.
Reuse the water from your shower for things like washing your
car by leaving a bucket next to youwhen you are taking a shower,
then using it again.
Install eco-friendly showers at your home.
Green Trust
•http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/2008/02/23/eco-friendly-showers/
Natureba
E-How
•http://www.natureba.com.br/economia-agua.htm
*http://www.ehow.com/facts_5549883_water-go-after-leaves-house.html
About My Planet
Embasa
•http://www.aboutmyplanet.com
•http://www.embasa.ba.gov.br/novo/Default.asp
Water-Use It Wisely
•www.embasa.ba.gov.br/noticias/exibe_noticias.asp?cod=645
*http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/index.php
•0800 0555 195 (Telefone- Embasa 24h)
Wikipedia
• http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barragem_da_Pedra_do_Cavalo
Lake George Association
•http://www.lakegeorgeassociation.org/what-we-do/Lake-friendly-Living/WaterConservation.htm
Lenn Tech
•http://www.lenntech.com/water-quantity-faq.htm
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/04/brazil-wants-its-reidents_n_251116.html
Band
•http://www.band.com.br/jornalismo/conteudo.asp?ID=310454
Kadê Conquista
•http://www.kadeconquista.com/v1/2011/02/15/falta-dagua-castiga-populacao-de-bairrosperifericos/
G1
•http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL337212-5598,00.html
ExpoUNA
•http://expouna.blogspot.com/2010/06/chuveiro-ecologico-reduz-em-48-o.html
A Tarde
•http://www.atarde.com.br/cidades/noticia.jsf?id=862771
Portal iBahia
•http://www.portalibahia.com.br/falabahia/?p=22862