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Water Conservation Facts |
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- Only 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking water. Two percent is frozen.
- A person can survive about a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water.
- Every day in the United States, we drink about 110 million gallons of water.
- Landscaping accounts for about half the water Californians use at home. Showers account for another 18 percent, while toilets use about 20 percent.
- Showering and bathing are the largest indoor uses (27%) of water domestically.
- The average American uses 140-170 gallons of water per day.
- If every household in America had a faucet that dripped once each second, 928 million gallons of water a day would leak away.
- A leaky faucet can waste 100 gallons a day.
- One flush of the toilet uses 6 ½ gallons of water.
- An average bath requires 37 gallons of water.
- An average family of four uses 881 gallons of water per week just by flushing the toilet.
- The average 5-minute shower takes 15-25 gallons of water--around 40 gallons are used in 10 minutes.
- Take short showers instead of baths. A full bathtub requires about 36 gallons of water.
- You use about 5 gallons of water if you leave the water running while brushing your teeth.
- If you water your grass and trees more heavily, but less often, this saves water and builds stronger roots.
- Each person needs to drink about 2 ½quarts (80 ounces) of water every day.
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