Water, water everywhere! But not a drop to waste.

You may know that earth is made of 70% water, but did you know that only 1% is drinkable? That's because the majority of the earth's water is salt water -- 97% in fact -- with the other 2% being glaciers and icebergs. This small percentage of usable H2O puts a great demand on utility companies to invest billions of dollars in complex pipe, pump and filter systems so that they can access and deliver water to you. There's also the cost of monitoring and maintaining this infrastructure so that it always operates as efficiently as possible in order to conserve our supply. And conservation has become everyone's business.

The increasing concern is that as our population continues to grow, the world's water supply does not. So it's extremely important for the average American to look for ways to cut back from using over 50 gallons of water per day*. By joining in this effort, not only will you be helping to lower your family's water bill, you'll be working towards the greater purpose of preserving our most valuable natural resource.

* http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/p2pages/water.pdf

Activity

Patrol your house for water leaks! Put some food coloring in the tank of the toilet. If the colored water shows up in the bowl without flushing, then you have a leak.

Fact

Did you know you could save approximately 20 gallons of water a day by turning off the water while brushing your teeth or washing your face?

Drip Calculator

Click here to calculate how much water is wasted from a household leak:


http://www.subwaterco.com/wwdripcalc.htm