Water Facts

Water Macro Facts

Water is an odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid at room temperature.
There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was 2 billion years ago.
Earth’s water is:

Only 1% is available for human consumption.
Over 75% of the earth fresh water is located in the Midwestern United States.
A human body is 60% water.
The human brain is 70% water.
A tree is 75% Water.
A human can survive about a month without food but only 5 to 7 days with out water.
On average, each American uses about 160 gallons of water a day.
It takes about 39,000 gallons of water to produce the average auto, including tires.
One Gallon of Gasoline can contaminate 750,000 gallons of water.

Water Micro Facts : The typical person spends less than 1% of their personal expended dollars for water, waste water and waste water disposal.

Two thirds of water usage in the average home is used in the Bathroom (ie showers, baths, and flushing).
- A toilet flush uses up to 7 gallons water.
- A tap uses about 5 gallons a minute. On average the typical person uses 2 gallons of water to brush their teeth.
- A shower uses 5 to 10 gallons a minute. A 10-minute shower uses 55 gallons of water.
Many washing machines use up to 40 gallons or more of water per load.
A drip leak can add up to 15 to 20 gallons a day or 600 gallon in a month.
A 1/16” faucet leak will waste 100 gallons a day or 3,000 gallons in a month.