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2. If the entire adult population of England and Wales remembered to turn off the tap when they were brushing their teeth, we could save 180 mega liters a day…
(mega liter= 1,000,oo0 liters)
4. If every household in America had a faucet that dripped once each second, 928 million gallons of water a day would leak away.
6. The United States and Canada have about one million miles of pipelines and aqueducts - enough to circle the planet 40 times.
9. The average person in the United States uses 80 to 100 gallons of water each day. During medieval times a person used only 5 gallons per day
13. You can refill an 8-oz glass of water approximately 15,000 times for the same cost as a six-pack of soda.
14. About 1,400 gallons of water are used to produce a meal of a quarter- pound hamburger, an order of fries and a soft drink.