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In industrialized countries, the average family of four uses
200-250 gallons of water each day. A family of four will use about two
gallons per day for consumption (½ gallon per person per day), but that's
only a small part of the water usage picture. Many of the things that
we take for granted, things that make our lives easier, also depend on
water.
You're not alone if you're concerned about the water
you and your family drink.
A survey by the Water Quality Association
found that ¾
of all Americans don't believe their household water supply is as safe as it
could be. In a recent USA Today/ CNN/ Gallup Poll, 47% of respondents reported
they wouldn’t drink water straight from the tap. Environmental problems have
an enormous impact on water quality. Water runoff from industrial plants and
farms, acid rain, and other forms of pollution have tainted groundwater and
surface water supplies in many areas of the world. Population growth, urban
and suburban sprawl, and industrial and agricultural expansion continue to
stress fresh water supplies.
Water contamination problems, epidemic in the developing
world, also routinely occur in highly industrialized nations. In the past
several years, numerous cases have been recorded in the United States,
affecting tens of millions of consumers in more than 1,000 communities.
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Water
is not a renewable resource. It is finite.
The water you use today is literally the same water that
existed on the planet billions of years ago. Nature recycles water.
It doesn't make it new. More than two-thirds of the earth's surface is
covered by water. But only about 2.8% of it is fresh water. In
addition, only about 0.3% of the earth's total water supply is usable by
humans.
Count the ways you and your family use water,
including
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drinking |
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cooking |
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bathing |
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doing laundry |
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housecleaning |
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watering the lawn |
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washing the car |
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giving the dog a bath |
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