HIDEYOSHI
Ideas to preserve the water of Kamo River

Kamo River is clean somehow for the present. We asked our grandparents and parents ideas keeping the water of Kamo River clean. We considered ourselves as well what should be done from now on.
1. Please tell us ideas how to keep the water of Kamo River clean if any.(asked our grandparents in their sixties and seventies)
  • Plant many trees.
  • Refrain from pouring oil.
  • Those who can if possible and those who are going to have new houses without fail are supposed to put up septic tanks( sewage disposal equipments for flush toilets) at each home. ( No drainage ditch is available in our area.)
  • 2. Sewage coming from daily life flow directly into Kamo River in our area. Do you have any idea in order not to let water murky ? ( asked our parents in their forties.) Make a use of soap powder.
  • Have put up septic tanks.
  • 3. Do you have any idea in mind hereafter for the purpose of keeping the present Kamo River clean ? (asked our parents.)
  • Do not pour leftovers and trash into ditches. 
  • Have a group study that everyone of the region is careful with pouring sewage arising from daily life. 
  • Let the authorities concerned construct drainage ditches. 

    We thought ourselves too what should be kept doing in order not to let the water of Kamo River murky from now on.

  • Don't want to pour oil and so forth. ( Natsuki )
  • Prohibit throwing trash casually. Lessen sewage coming from daily life (Maiko)
  • Try not let sewage coming from daily life pour in the river while constructing drainage ditches. Be careful with not pouring oil and organic waste, making a use of soap.(Asuka)
  • Do not dump trash in rivers. Do not pour sewage arising from daily life as possible. (Akiko)
  • First everyone living around Kamo River change a synthetic detergent into soap, refrainning from taking a morning bath. By doing these, it will be cleaner than now ! (Sota)

    Finally we will write our impressions of trouble people in the past had been had when making a use of the water of Kamo River and learning the relation between Kamo River and water of our daily use.

  • Realized the importance of water of river since the past.(Natsuki)
  • Knew the difference of water of river these days and in the past. Thought cleanliness of water would change depending on the way of living. (Maiko)
  • Made lots of study understanding what was unknown so far. Wanted to make a further study. Thought people in the past were great as they made all the things by themselves. ( Asuka )
  • Had been unaware of water in a rice field and the existence of 井堰 until now but realized it well. Thought people in the past were great.(Akiko)
  • Thought people in olden times had a hard time because of a flood and so forth. As they had much pains, we realized that we could lead our life today. Though I'm not going to engage myself in the job of agriculture, I wish Kamo River would be kept clean from now on as well. Though we entirely depend on dams today, I don't think it good as the volume of water of rivers fall when using dams. (Sota)

    Please make sure to tell us any idea everyone has for the purpose of preserving your regional rivers.





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