Everyone should practice Water Conservation. Other than the air we breathe, water is the most vital factor in our lives. Interesting fact, less than 1% of the worlds water is considered drinkable. Nearly 97% of the world’s water contains salt or is otherwise undrinkable, as most of the Earth's water is saltwater found in oceans. More than 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 percent is found in ground water. Of all the water on Earth, more than 99 percent of Earth's water is unusable by humans and many other living things. It seems extraordinary that the water that supports all terrestrial, as well as aquatic, life on our planet is actually so scarce. With this stunning realization comes a recognition that we have to use this resource very wisely. An important first step is to educate ourselves and future generations of citizens.
WATER FACTS: Today there is as much water in the world as there was thousands of years ago. In fact, it is the same water. The water from your faucet could contain molecules that flowed in Nile during the time of Cleopatra or even water the dinosaurs drank. The population of the U.S. uses nearly 400 billion gallons of water every day. 27 billion gallons, about 6%, is taken by public water supply systems. The U.S. daily average of water pumped by those systems is 185 gallons per person.
Generally speaking, only a small portion of treated water produced by water utilities is actually consumed for drinking and cooking, with estimates suggesting around 10% of treated water is used for direct human consumption. The rest goes on lawns, down the drain in washing machines, and toilets, etc. Restaurants are among the biggest water consumers in the United States. Every glass of water brought to your table in a restaurant requires another two glasses of water to wash and rinse the glass. We would save more than 26 million gallons of water if only one person in four declined the complimentary glassful.
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