3. Landscaping accounts for about half the water people use at home. Showers account for another 18 percent, while toilets use about 20 percent. An acre foot of water is about 326,000 gallons. One-half acre foot is enough to meet the need of a typical family for a year. There are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot of water.

4. Typically, outdoor water use accounts for up to 50 percent of water consumed by households. Experiment with gradual reductions in irrigation to see if plants can tolerate less water. Some people use no irrigation, but have healthy plants. Maintaining a 3-inch layer of mulch will help retain moisture, suppress weeds, etc.

5. Fixing leaks and installing a few inexpensive water saving devises in your home could save you an estimated 20,000 gallons of water each year. Water losses caused by leaking faucets can range from several gallons to hundreds of gallons of water per day. Dripping showerheads can waste 75 to several hundred gallons of water a week, depending on the size of the drip.

6. Up to 60% of the human body is water, the brain is composed of 70% water, and the lungs are nearly 90% water. Lean muscle tissue contains about 75% water by weight, as is the brain; body fat contains 10% water and bone has 22% water. About 83% of our blood is water, which helps digest our food, transport waste, and control body temperature. Each day humans must replace 2.4 liters of water, some through drinking and the rest taken by the body from the foods eaten.