"Water covers about 71% of the earth's surface. 97% of the earth's water is found in the oceans (too salty for drinking, growing crops, and most industrial uses except cooling). 3% of the earth's water is fresh. 2.5% of the earth's fresh water is unavailable. 0.5% of the earth's water is available fresh water."
Mind boggling numbers. Yeah, fresh water is just so precious... Every time I return to my Czech homeland from some tropical/subtropical destination where people have to buy water in bottles or barrels, I feel so grateful and privileged that I can actually drink right from the tap. You might remember that in many European countries, the tap water is not only drinkable but even delicious and healthy (full of minerals). What a blessing.
Yeaaaaaa, I remember cooking almost everyday with water directly from the rivers. It's crazy to think that it represents only 0.5% of our fresh water. I've been researching desalinating proccesses, but I'v read it uses a lot of energy.
Well, I was talking about the tap water, not rivers, but who knows :D Maybe @onlavu will tell us more about the quality of water in Czech rivers? :D
Thanks for mentioning me, mate😁
I would say that water quality of Czech mountain streams is very good as rivers rise there, so they are not spoiled yet. After all, it's no surprise that sometimes protected water facilities are located at foothills. When water arrives at cities, it naturally gets more spoiled, it's not definitely crystal clear as you could find in the mountains. Simply said, in the Czech mountains, I dare to refill my empty bottle with water. Anywhere else in the same country, I do not😉
Same principles could apply to Slovakia as well.
Thanks for shedding some light upon this topic :) That´s pretty much what I thought. However, occasional sračka is something that one should better be prepared for when drinking from rivers :D
sračka🤣 you nailed it🤣 Rivers as such, yes, except mountain streams and springs.