"By 2013, 36 states are expecting local, regional and statewide water shortages even under non-drought conditions."
- United States General Accounting Office
"The typical single-family suburban household uses at least 30 percent of their water outdoors for irrigation. Some experts estimate that more than 50 percent of landscape water use goes to waste due to evaporation or runoff caused by overwatering! Consider installing a drip irrigation system to water your lawn and garden. These systems use 20 to 50 percent less water than conventional in-ground sprinkler systems. They are also much more efficient than conventional sprinklers because no water is lost to wind, runoff or evaporation."
- EPA, 2008
"Between 1900 and 1995, the rate of population growth raised two-fold. Global water consumption grew six-fold."
-The Aquifer
"According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the average residence uses 107,000 gallons of water each year. Less than 1 percent of the world's fresh water - only 0.007 percent of all the water on Earth - is readily available for human consumption."
– World Health Organization
"If just one percent of American homes replaced an older toilet with a new WaterSense labeled toilet, the country would save more than 38 million kilowatt-hours of electricity - enough electricity to supply more than 43,000 households for one month."
- EPA, 2008
"By the year 2025, 48 countries are expected to face water shortages, affecting nearly 3 billion people – 35 percent of the world's population."
– World Health Organization
"If one out of every 100 American homes was retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, we could save about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year - avoiding 80,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The greenhouse gas savings would be equivalent to removing nearly 15,000 automobiles from the road for one year!"
- EPA, 2008
"About 75 percent of the water we use in our homes is used in the bathroom."
- California Energy Commission, 2006
"If your toilet is from 1992 or earlier, you probably have an inefficient model that uses between 3.5 to 7 gallons per flush. Newer, high-efficiency toilets use less than 1.3 gallons per flush - that's at least 60 percent less water per flush!"
- EPA, 2008
"The U.S. Geological Survey says that the Western United States is experiencing the worst drought in 500 years, with water flows as low as maybe half the level of the Dust Bowl. The whole country is currently experiencing the worst drought since The Dust Bowl, and conditions are expected to worsen."
-The Independent
"70 percent of water withdrawn from fresh water systems goes toward irrigation."
– World Health Organization
"The average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of two gallons per minute. Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth in the morning and at bedtime can save up to eight gallons of water per day, which equals 240 gallons a month."
- EPA, 2008
"One third of the world's population lives in countries experiencing moderate to high water shortages. By 2025, more than two-thirds (5.8 out of 8 billion people) of the world's population are expected to suffer from water shortages. This will affect practically every country in the world including the United States."
-The Aquifer, spring 2002, Volume 16, Number 4, Page 2, A Publication of the Groundwater Foundation
"Letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours."
- EPA, 2008
"The average washing machine uses about 41 gallons of water per load, whereas newer, high-efficiency washing machine models use less than 28 gallons of water per load."
- EPA, 2008
"Today's dishwashers are about 95 percent more energy-efficient than those bought in 1972 - your old dishwasher may be costing you more money in energy bills than it would take to buy a new one."
- Environment Canada, 2007