More facts:
Since 1950, water usage in the United States has risen 127 percent.
If you shorten your showers by just a single minute, you can save approximately 700 gallons of water in a month.
Letting the tap run when you brush your teeth wastes up to 4 gallons of water every time.
It takes an average of 300 gallons to water your lawn. During the summer, this can account for almost half of your water usage.
It takes an average of 300 gallons to water your lawn. During the summer, this can account for almost half of your water usage.
Another wasteful desert endeavor, the proposed Waveyards water park in Mesa, Arizona will require up to 100 million gallons of groundwater every year in an area that receives a mere 8 inches of rainfall in that time.
This last is particularly insane. All the Western states are in desperate need of water for crops and other basic uses. The Colorado River no longer reaches the sea. Salmon spawning grounds have almost disappeared and major animal (as we