Water Facts

It takes about 1 gallon of water to process a 1/4 pound  hamburger. 

It takes about 39,000 gallons of water to manufacture a new car, including tires.

It takes about 800,000 gallons of water to grow 1 acre of cotton.

It takes about 10 gallons of water to refine 1 gallon of gasoline .

Cutting one minute off your shower time can save about 700 gallons of water per month.

A faucet that drips 60 times in 1 minute would waste over 3 gallons a day, 1,225 gallons per year.

Humans require about 2 1/2 quarts of water a day.

80 % of the earth's surface is water.

97 % of the earth's water is seawater.

2% of the earth's water supply is locked in icecaps and glaciers.

1% percent of the earth's water is available for drinking.