Sobering Facts on Water Shortage
WATER SHORTAGE BULLET POINTS
20- 30% of municipal drinking water never gets to the consumer because it is lost into the earth by way of pipe and joint leaks
21 of the top 30 aquifers in the world are at the tipping point of running dry.
750 water main breaks happen daily in the US
1 person dies every 10 seconds because of a water-borne illness
1/2 trillion liters of bottled water are produced/consumed per day Up to 40% of the bottling water process goes to drain. The leftover plastic from the bottles is surrounding us with pollution.
OTHER SOBERING FACTS TO THINK ABOUT
It takes between 1,800 and 2,000 gallons of water to make a single pair of blue jeans
It takes up to 9 liters of water to make a 2-liter bottle of soda
100,000 municipal water quality violations have transpired in the US over the past 20 years
The average number of yearly municipal drinking water violations has increased from 1,800 in 2000, to over 6,000 in 2018