Did you know?

A hot water faucet that leaks 60 drops per minute can waste 192 gallons of water and 48 kilowatt hours of electricity per month.

Only one percent of the water on Earth is fresh and accessible for human use. The remaining 99% is either unusable brine or ice.

The world has approximately 326 trillion gallons of water. That amount of water remains constant, but the various forms it takes are constantly changing. The same water re-circulates over and over again, first evaporating, then condensing, then falling to the earth again as rain or snow.

Your body is able to store food, but not water. The average person’s body eliminates about three quarters of a gallon of water each day.

One glass of water will stop midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

Preliminary research indicates that 8 – 10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain up to 80% of suffers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Drinking 5 glasses of water a day decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%. It can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Water… clearly a great value

• Lipton Ice Tea – 16oz. for $1.19 = $9.52 per gallon
• Diet Snapple – 16oz. for $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon
• Evian (water) – 9oz. for $1.49 = $21.19 per gallon
• STP Brake Fluid – 12oz. for $3.15 = $33.60 per gallon
• Pepto Bismol – 4oz. for $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon
• Vicks Nyquil – 6oz. for $8.35 = $178.13 per gallon
• Wite-Out – 7oz. for $1.39 = $254.17 per gallon
• Cover Girl Nail Polish – .04 oz for $2.79 = $892.80 per gallon

Good OL’ Tap Water – average $.05 per gallon