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Fun Water Facts to Share With Your Kids, Friends & Relatives
by Doug Pushard

• Only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking: 2% is currently frozen.
• Water is the only substance on earth found naturally in three forms – solid,
liquid, and gas
• One gallon of water weighs approximately 8 pounds
• You can survive about a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water
• 70% of our skin is water
• 70% of earth is water
• Tomatoes are 95% water
• Watermelons are 93% water
• It can take upto 120 gallons to produce one egg
• Human bones are 25% water
• A dairy cow must drink 4 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of milk
• The koala bear and the desert rat do not drink water
• On average, a person uses about 100 gallons of water a day
• A five-minute shower takes 10 to 25 gallons of water
• Heating water is typically the second largest energy use in the US home
• A silent toilet leak can leak as much as 500 gallons of water a day

• A foot of heavy, wet snow can contain 1.5 inches of water; while a foot of light powdery snow contains about 1 inch of water

To add to this list, with your "fun water fact."

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August 25, 2008

Australia desal and water tank wars >> more

New Virtual Water Study attempts to measure water foot print >> more

Penn State Public Broadcasting Documentary on Nation’s Deteriorating Water Infrastructure >> more

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City enacts strongest water restriction ever >> more

Spain may be a glimpse into our conservaton future >> more

Water starved CA slows development >> more

Back to the future: Rainwater harvesting >> more

Home system collects rainwater >> more

Alta, Utah sees 25% rate rate r >> more

Homes sought for greywater study >> more

It's Time to Talk about Peak Water >> more

Energy is Water >> more

Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry >> more

New Book Review Posted: Water Follies

Vermont lawmakers told of coming water crises >> more

IPCC warns of declining water supplies due to climate change >> more

Colorado Maybe Coming into 21st Century on Rainwater Catchment >> more

Hotter and Drier: The West's Changed Climate >> more

Ground Water Report to the Nation >> more

Support Water Conservation and Win a Prius >> more

Scripps News - Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021. >> more

City of Raleigh moves to Stage 2 to save water. >> more

Panelists Agree - We need an Al Gore for Water Davos 2008 covers water on several major panel sessions. Check out some of the highlights. >> more

Polymers are Forever - Alarming tales of a most prevalent and problematic substance. >>more

Flow - A documentary condemns water profiteering, calling for a UN resolution to make access to clean drinking water a human right >>more

South Florida Adopts One-Day-a-Week Watering. Order represents the most stringent landscape irrigation measuress ever imposed >>more

Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices to the Resource section. >>more

City Trees – Sustainability Guidelines and Best Practices in the Resource Section. >>more

36 States Face Water Shortages within 5 Years>>more

Is the West Going Dry?>>more

Govt to Close Water Loophole for the Rich >>more

Companies asked to Conserve >>more

Wasting water in Santa Fe is never in season >>more

Several key new items added to site:

Virginia RWH Manual

RWH Overview Presentation from Florida Keys GLEE

Herald Tribune - Barrels conserve water and money >>more

BBC News - "Humans Affect Global Rainfall" >>more

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - City saving 1 million gallons daily >>more

Rainwater to fill public pool >>more

Nominate a Water Leader >>more

Another city adopts rebate for fake grass approach, pioneered by Las Vegas >>more

Water Scarcity Will Change How We Live and Work - Get used to living with less waterar >>more

New toilet fixture can save upto 5,000 gallons per year.>> more

Jail time possible for watering. >> more

Lake Mead could go dry in 10 years at current water usage rates. >> more



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