Saturday, September 23, 2006

Water Wastage

Have you considered how much of the water you use for your daily consumption goes to waste?

1 Only about 4 gallons of water each day per person are needed for survival, yet the average American uses between 75 and 100 gallons per day.

2 On certain toilets, it takes 11/2 to 3 gallons (6 to 11 liters) of water to flush a toilet, 30 to 40 gallons (115 to 150 liters) of water to take a bath, and about an equal amount to run a load of laundry in a washer.

3 If you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth, you will use about 10 gallons of water. If you turn the water off while brushing and rinse briefly, you will use about ½ gallon.

4 To produce enough paper for just one Sunday newspaper, 150 gallons of water (568 liters) are needed

(“A Guide to Wellness”, Glencoe, Fifth Edition, M.B. Merki and D. Merki, 1997)

Have you wondered how much water is used to maintain the world’s golf courses?


1 Amount of water used per day, to irrigate
the world’s golf courses ……………………………… 2.5 BILLION GALLONS

Amount of water it would take, per day,
to support 4.7 billion people at the UN
daily minimum ………………………………………...2.5 BILLION GALLONS

2 Amount of water used by one golf course
in Thailand, on average, per day..……………………… 6,500 CUBIC METERS

Amount of water used by 60,000
villagers in Thailand, on average, per day……………….6,500 CUBIC METERS

(World-Watch, March/April 2004)


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