- An average person can go nearly two months without eating. Less than a week without water could kill you.
- 80 percent of the world is covered by water or ice. Only about 20 percent is dry land.
- 97 percent of the water on earth is salty ocean, and 2 percent is frozen. The remaining 1 percent is available to meet human needs.
- If you are an adult, your body contains about 40 quarts, or 10 gallons of water. A man's body is 60 to 65 percent water. A woman's body is 50 to 60 percent water. The human brain is about 75 percent water.
- A human loses 2 1/2 to 3 quarts of water per day through normal elimination, sweating and breathing. If you exercise or live in a humid climate, you may lose another quart.
- Water has zero calories and zero sugar, but a good drink of water can reduce hunger. Water also helps your body metabolize stored fats, helps maintain proper muscle tone and helps rid the body of waste.
- Typically, less than 1 percent of the treated drinking water produced by utilities is actually consumed by people. Most goes for lawns, showers and tubs, toilets, etc.
- Each person uses about 100 gallons of water a day at home.
Water Cost as of March 1, 2009
- $2.55 per 1,000 gallons (0 to 6000 gallons of use)
- $4.60 per 1,000 gallons (above 6000 to 10,000 gallons of use)
- $4.94 per 1,000 gallons (above 10,000 gallons of use)
|
Water Consumption |
Cost * |
One Dollar Buys * |
| Cost per ton |
2,000 pounds divided by 8.34 pounds per gallon
|
$0.532 per ton |
1.88 tons |
| Clothes washer |
30 gallons per wash |
$0.067 per wash |
15.02 washloads |
| Tub bath |
30 gallons per bath |
$0.067 per wash |
15.02 tub baths |
| Shower (5 min) |
15 gallons per shower |
$0.033 per shower |
30.03 showers |
| Dishwasher |
12 gallons per load
|
$0.027 per load |
37.54 dishwashes |
| Toilet flush |
5 gallons per flush |
$0.011 per flush |
90.09 flushes |
* Does not include the cost of wastewater or state tax.Last updated: 1/7/2013 12:02:59 PM