WATER FACTS

 Did you know…

• The Earth contains the same amount of water today as it did 3 billion years ago.

• Only 1% of the Earth’s water is available for drinking; 97% is salt water and the remaining 2%     is frozen in polar glaciers.

• Approximately two-thirds of the human body is water.

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

• A leaky faucet can waste 15 gallons of water per day.

• Each person uses approximately 100 gallons of water each day at home.

• A diary cow must drink four gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk.