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:
  • 97% Salt Water
  • 2.8% Fresh Water
  • 0.6% Ground Water
  • 0.1% Lakes and Streams
  • 2.2% Captured in glaciers and icecaps
  • 0.001 atmosphere
• 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.