1. Water Facts Kasey and Rosalie

2. The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of water per day

3. At 50 gallons per day, residential Europeans use about half the amount of water per day that residential Americans use

4. Residents of Sub-Saharan Africa use 2- 5 gallons of water per day

5. The New York City water system leaks 36 million gallons of water per day

6. 1,000 gallons of water are required to produce 1 gallon of milk

7. Roughly 634 gallons of water go into the production of one hamburger

8. 713 gallons of water are used to produce one cotton t-shirt

9. 80% of contaminated water are polluted by land-based activities

10. 40% of all rivers in the US are too polluted for fish to live in.

11. Every year, 250 million people contract water-borne diseases from drinking contaminated water

12. It is predicted that in 2025 3.5 billion people will experience water shortages

13. Over 80% of diseases spread in developing countries are caused by dirty water and poor sanitation

14. Over 1.5 billion people do not have access to clean, safe water

15. It takes over 11,000 liters of water to produce one pound of coffee

16. About half the world’s hospital beds are occupied by someone suffering from a water-related illness