The Water Cycle

The water cycle describes the movement of all water on earth and is a major contributor to the earth's ability to facilitate life. While the water cycle is continuous, much of the activity starts in the oceans, where the majority of earth's water is stored. Oceans and other standing bodies of water are heated by the sun, raising their temperature and causing evaporation. The evaporated water vapor rises to the earths atmosphere and accumulates. After enough saturation, the vapor becomes precipitation and falls back to the earth as rain or snow. This precipitation is distributed throughout the earth, often settling below the ground, running into rivers, or falling into lakes and oceans.

If the water cycle constantly replenishes the earth's water supply, doesn't that mean it should be safe to drink? Unfortunately not. While much of this water looks clean and clear, waterborn organisims may still be in the water, making drinkers vulnerable to deadly disease. All standing water requires adequate treatment and filtration in order to be safe.

Aqua Clara International makes it our mission to increase the availibility of clearn drinking water throughout the world. In many places, communities do not have the resources for adequate filtration. To this end, we have developed cheap and sustainable filters that can be installed and maintained at low cost. In addition, we've developed a universal filter designed to fit most water filtration systems used in American homes. The sales of these domestic filters are used to fund projects abroad. To learn more about our filters or Aqua Clara, visit our website.

About Aqua Clara International

Scientists long ago discovered how to purify unsafe water.  To us, the central issue has been in designing solutions that are both sustainable and scalable and that can reach the millions in need while at the same time continuing to function without sustained outside input.  Our target populations are those individuals and families who live on $2 per day or less.

We are a technology transfer organization. Our niche in clean water continues to be in designing science-based technologies that utilize locally available materials where possible and then transferring what we learn to those working in areas of need.  The cost of our technologies varies by country and is dependent on the prevailing costs of raw materials, such as plastic containers, PVC piping, sand, etc. Learn more by visiting our website.