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Wate and Me Fast Facts
- Over three-fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water.
- Only 1 percent of this water is fresh water we can use.
Earth's fresh water supply is limited and threatened by pollution.
Water moves in a cycle called the hydrologic cycle. This cycle occurs over and over again.
The water you drink may have been a drink for a dinosaur.
One person uses an average 168 gallons of water a day.
The United States uses approximately 341 billion gallons of fresh water each day.
In some areas of Texas, we are using our groundwater faster than it is being recharged
(or put back) by rainfall and snow.
Over 50 percent of our wetlands that recharge and purify groundwater
have been destroyed in the United States.
In the future, more water from the ocean will be treated to remove salt to make ocean water drinkable by people.
Conserve water for future generations is everyone’ responsibility today.
The harvesting of rainfall to use as a water source is becoming more popular in Texas.
- 97 percent is saltwater
- 2 percent is water frozen in glaciers