- In the United States

- 在美國

we're facing a national water shortage.

我們正面臨著全國性的缺水問題。

Government backed research shows

政府支持的研究表明

that in a little over of 50 years,

這在50年多一點的時間裡。

half of the freshwater basins may not meet our demands.

一半的淡水流域可能無法滿足我們的需求。

(water rippling) (soft gentle music)

（水波紋） （輕柔的音樂）

For this story I'm in my home state of Florida.

這個故事我是在我的家鄉佛羅里達州。

Here, the water crisis is real

在這裡，水危機是真實存在的

and demanding positive action.

並要求採取積極行動。

(birds tweeting) (soft gentle music)

（鳥鳴） （輕柔的音樂）

This is Silver Springs, almost half of Florida's freshwater

這裡是銀泉，幾乎佔了佛羅里達州一半的淡水。

comes from aquifers like this.

來自於這樣的含水層。

Natural, underground reservoirs

天然、地下水庫

that are topped up by rainfall.

由降雨補足的。

(soft gentle music)

(輕柔的音樂)

But earlier this year,

但今年年初。

wet season rainfall in the south of the state fell by 45%.

州南部的雨季降雨量下降了45%。

And the pressure is mounting,

而且壓力越來越大。

as Florida's population grows

隨著佛羅里達州人口的增長

by around 300,000 people a year.

由每年約30萬人。

Our water situation is unsustainable.

我們的水資源狀況是不可持續的。

I've come to Maples Botanical Garden,

我來到了楓葉植物園。

a leader in best practices

最佳實踐的領導者

for conserving water and hoard of culture.

用於節約用水和囤積文化。

If I understand correctly,

如果我理解正確的話

up to half of Florida's residential water

佛羅里達州一半的住宅用水

goes back into irrigating our gardens.

又回到了灌溉我們的花園。

What can we do to make that more efficient.

我們該如何做才能提高工作效率。

- We have about six months out of the year

- 我們一年中大約有六個月的時間

where we have an abundance of rainfall

豐水期

and six months where we have drought conditions.

和六個月，我們有乾旱的條件。

Being a botanical garden,

作為一個植物園。

we really focus on selecting plants

我們真正專注於選擇植物

that can take those cycles of drought.

可以承受這些週期性的乾旱。

If you do that we can really cut down on irrigation.

如果你這樣做，我們真的可以減少灌溉。

That's really climate friendly gardening.

這才是真正的氣候友好型園藝。

We're working with nature.

我們正在與大自然合作。

- Is there something we can do at home

- 有沒有什麼事情我們可以在家裡做

to collect our water, protect our water and reuse it.

收集我們的水，保護我們的水，並將其再利用。

- Yeah, so in my own home I have rain barrels.

- 是啊，所以在我自己的家裡，我有雨桶。

When it rains we collect water

下雨的時候我們會收集水

and I use that water to water my garden,

我用這些水來澆灌我的花園。

throughout the dry months of the year.

在一年中乾燥的幾個月裡。

Quite often we think of the environment

我們經常會想到環境

as something that's out there.

作為外面的東西。

We think of the Everglades,

我們想到了沼澤地。

but really the things we do in our own homes,

但其實我們在自己家裡做的事情。

that's apart of the environment.

那是環境的一部分。

Our backyard is part of the environment.

我們的後院是環境的一部分。

- But it's not just outside where we can make a difference.

- 但不僅僅是在外面，我們也可以有所作為。

On average, American families use more than

美國家庭平均使用超過

300 gallons of water everyday.

每天300加侖的水。

And a lot of that is being wasted.

而且很多都被浪費了。

I'd love to see how my family could save water at home.

我很想看看我的家人如何在家裡節約用水。

- Just in time America.

- 正好趕上美國。

- From dripping toilets or faulty facets leaks in our homes

- 從滴水的馬桶到我們家中的漏水面，都是如此

can loose nearly a trillion gallons of water every year.

每年可以流失近萬億加侖的水。

Just replacing a 50 cent washer

只是更換一個50分的墊圈

on a faucet can save up to 3,000 gallons of water per year.

在一個水龍頭上，每年可節省多達3000加侖的水。

And many of us still

我們中的許多人仍然

rinse our dirty dishes under a running faucet

開水洗碗

before loading them into the dishwasher.

在將它們裝入洗碗機之前。

This is a huge waste of water.

這是對水的巨大浪費。

Because you actually need the dishes to be dirty

因為你真的需要把盤子弄髒

as the enzymes in the detergent

作為洗滌劑中的酶。

latch on to food particles to work effectively.

鎖住食物顆粒，才能有效發揮作用。

We have less water than we think.

我們的水比我們想象的要少。

But the minute we realize that every drop is valuable,

但當我們意識到每一滴水都是寶貴的時候。

we begin to change our behavior for the better.

我們開始改變我們的行為，使之變得更好。

Whether that's creating a climate friendly garden,

無論是打造氣候友好型花園。

fixing that leaky faucet,

修理那個漏水的水龍頭。

or just not pre-rinsing our dishes.

或者只是不預先沖洗我們的餐具。

It's these little water saving measures

就是這些小小的節水措施

that can be done by me in the home

我可以在家裡做的

and all of us across America.

和我們全美國的人。

That can help make a huge difference

這可以幫助產生巨大的差異

for our future water security.

為了我們未來的水安全。

(soft gentle music)

(輕柔的音樂)