Write a in$-$depth paper that is about you implementing a life change of reducing your personal water usage by $50\%.$

$$ Section $1.$ Introduction$/$Background:

$$ Introduce your topic, including both background and terminology that's related to water use and reducing your water footprint.

$$ Define the scope of your topic of choosing to reduce your personal water use by $50\%$ and describe any environmental science concepts and principles involved$-$ make at least $3$ connections.

$$ Section $2.$ Contemporary Viewpoints$/$ethics:

$$ In a timeline figure, include a brief synopsis of the historical development of individuals$/$society first wanting to reduce water usage in an attempt to be more environmentally conscious. Include inception through modern$-$day usages, both in American culture as well as globally, including the most significant developments and contributors to the topic.

$$ Indicate whether your topic is important to you personally, the country, and the global community$-$ how doee your topic impact environmental sustainability?

$$ Define and contrast ethics, morality, and legality. How might politics and economics influence the application of ethics $($personally$,$ nationally, and globally?$)$

$$ Section $3.$ Local real$-$world applications and specific steps:

$1.$ Opportunities: describe three examples of opportunities and resources you have available to help implement your personal action plan.

$2.$ Hurdles: describe three examples of hurdles you will need to overcome and solutions to overcome each of them to help implement your personal action plan.

$3.$ Outline: giveva detailed step$-$by$-$step action plan of specific steps $($at least $10)$ that you would need to follow to successfully address your chosen lifestyle change.

$$ Costs: give one$-$time, short$-$term and long$-$term costs required $($for example, monetary, social, time, effort, etc.$)$

$$ Personnel and$/$or skills: what's needed and what availability is there

$$ Timeframe: list milestones for each step, taking note of projected start date, dates to finish each step, projected end date and make note of what the most time$-$consuming steps might be$.$

$$ Local laws$/$regulations : list whether there are any local laws or regulations in Colorado regarding personal water usage.

$$ Section $4.$ Global significance, impact, and applications:

$$ Describe two key differences and two key similarities between implementing your personal action plan in your home state of Colorado to the state of California.

$$ Describe the difference in costs of making this change, the different skilled personnel needed and availability, or differences between these two states in local laws and regulations.

$$ Describe the significance and impact of implementing your personal action plan locally and globally by considering the diverse perspectives needed to collaborate regarding environmental sustainability.

$$ Provide one personal example where including perspectives from different people $($genders$,$ race, cultures, professions, backgrounds$)$ had a positive impact on solving a problem. How can you relate this to your personal action plan?

$$ Provide one example, nationally, where including perspectives from different people had a positive impact on solving a problem. How can you relate this to your personal action plan?

$$ Provide one example, globally, where including perspectives from different people had a positive impact on solving a problem. How can you relate this to your personal action plan?

$$ Provide one example $($personal$,$ national, or global$)$ of where including perspectives from different people had a negative impact on solving a problem. How can you relate this to your personal action plan?

$$ Section $5.$ Conclusion and reflection:

$$ Summarize the environmental impacts relevant to your selected topic.

$$ Summarize the skills and resources required for you to address this topic.