Tips and Facts to conserve water

        WATER CONSERVATION FACTS AND TIPS

          

           

·  Less than 2% of the Earth’s water supply is fresh water.

                                          

·  Of all the earth's water, 97% is salt water found in oceans and seas.

                                          

·  Only 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking water. Two  percent is frozen.

                                           

·  The human body is about 75% water.

                                      

·  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.

                                   

·  There are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot of water. Therefore, 2000 cubic feet of water is 14,960 gallons.

                                            

·  An acre foot of water is about 326,000 gallons.  One-half acre foot is enough to meet the needs of a typical family for a year. There are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot of water.

                                            

·  It takes 3.3 acre feet of water to grow enough food for an average family for a year.

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