DID YOU KNOW?
- 30% of fresh water is in the ground.
- Approximately 400 billion gallons of water are used in the United States per day.
- In one year, the average American residence uses over 100,000 gallons (indoors and outside).
- About 6,800 gallons of water is required to grow a day’s food for a family of four.
- A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.
- Americans drink more than one billion glasses of tap water per day.
- It takes about 70 gallons of water to fill a bathtub.
- In some countries, less than half the population has access to clean water.
- Water regulates the Earth’s temperature.
The Power of Water
People have used water power for more than 2,000 years. Ancient Egyptians used water wheels for grinding grain, and early Americans use it for sawing wood.
Hydropower is a clean, renewable and reliable energy source which converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity.
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Created with images by Gigi - "untitled image" • Alex Perez - "Make a splash." • American Public Power Association - "Holyoke Gas and Electric" • Azzedine Rouichi - "Lagh da Saoseo, Lago di Saoseo Val da Camp in Poschiavo Grisons / Switzerland made by rouichi / switzerland" • mrjn Photography - "untitled image" • Joshua Sukoff - "Lake Powell | Glen Canyon Dam"