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Some facts about water:
- 75% of your body is made of water
- Somewhere between 70 and 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
- Water is needed to the human body's survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water
- 884 million people, lack access to safe water supplies, approximately one in eight people
- A person must consume 2 litres of water daily to live healthily. Humans drink an average of 75.000 litres of water throughout their life
So water is very important to us and the earth here are some ways you can save
water :
- Don't let water run when you're in the other room or when you brushing your teeth
- Take shorter showers
- If the toilet flush handle frequently sticks in the flush position, letting water run constantly, replace or adjust it
- Avoid flushing the toilet unnecessarily. Dispose of tissues, insects and other such waste in the trash rather than the toilet
- Don't over water your lawn.
- Do not leave sprinklers or hoses unattended
- If you have a swimming pool, consider a new water-saving pool filter. A single back flushing with a traditional filter uses from l80 to 250 gallons or more of water.
- Report all significant water losses (broken pipes, open hydrants, errant sprinklers, abandoned free-flowing wells).
- Convert your toilet to low flush.