{"id":8269,"date":"2010-08-10T06:44:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T11:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2010-08-10T06:44:59","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T11:44:59","slug":"16-water-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/16-water-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Astounding Facts About Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8319\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2010\/08\/glass-of-water.jpg\" alt=\"glass of water\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/glass-of-water.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/glass-of-water-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We often take the most basic and everyday things for granted. Water is no exception. We expect it to be available when we turn the sink on and think nothing of where that water has been or how it&#8217;s traveled to our faucet. However, there&#8217;s way more to water than you think.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Yes! <\/em>has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issues\/water-solutions\/just-the-facts-water-edition\" target=\"_blank\">a great page of <strong>water facts<\/strong><\/a> that highlight just how little we know about the world&#8217;s most precious commodity. Nothing can survive without it, but how often do we really appreciate it? Take some of these facts, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>60 percent<\/strong> of the world\u2019s fresh water comes from rivers shared by at least two countries.<\/li>\n<li>Lake Mead, Nev., has a $1 billion a year tourism and recreation industry. There\u2019s <strong>a 50-50 chance<\/strong> the lake will be dry by 2050.<\/li>\n<li>A 1 percent\u00a0 increase in organic matter allows soil to hold <strong>16,000 more gallons<\/strong> of water per acre.<\/li>\n<li>Water managers in <strong>36 states<\/strong> expect shortages by 2013.<\/li>\n<li>One quart of used motor oil can contaminate <strong>250,000 gallons<\/strong> of water.<\/li>\n<li>Putting water in plastic bottles and shipping it just 125 miles uses <strong>1,100 times more<\/strong> energy than producing tap water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are truly amazing statistics. Water is truly sacred and in dire need of conservation and protection from pollution. There&#8217;s more than a few things to think about the next time you reach for that faucet!<\/p>\n<p><em>You can help save water with a few changes around the house. Check out our current listings of affordable <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/bathroom\/water-savers\"><em>water saving devices<\/em><\/a><em>, including <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/bathroom\/water-savers\/shower-heads\"><em>shower heads<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/bathroom\/water-savers\/faucet\"><em>faucets<\/em><\/a><em>, and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/bathroom\/water-savers\/toilet-handles\"><em>toilet handles<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darkpatator\/395226087\/in\/photostream\/\">darkpatator at Flickr<\/a> under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">Creative Commons license<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often take the most basic and everyday things for granted. Water is no exception. 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