Facts About Water

The same amount of water is on the Earth today as there was 3 billion years ago. Three percent of the Earth's water is fresh water and only 1% is available for human consumption. 

 -   The same amount of water is on the Earth today as there was when the Earth was created.

 -   Three percent of the Earth's water is fresh water and only 1% is available for human consumption.

-    A human being is 66% water.

-    The human brain is 75% water.

-   A tree is 75% water.

-   You could survive about a month without food, but only

    five to seven days without water.

-   Two-thirds of the water used on an average home is used

    in the bathroom.

-   Typically 3 to 5 gallons of water are used for every toilet flush.

-   On the average, people use 2 gallons of water to brush

    their teeth each day.

-   A ten-minute shower uses about 55 gallons of water.

-   A leaking faucet can waste up to 100 gallons a day.

-   Public water supplies must meet or exceed Environmental Protection Agency standards.

-   If a drinking water supplier violates any federal standard, the utility by law must tell the customer.

-   Current water treatment methods make drinking water clear and disinfect it.

-   One gallon of gasoline can contaminate approximately 750,000 gallons of water.

-   An acre of corn contributes more to humidity than a lake of the same size.