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Water makes up 71% of the human body and remains a basic foundation for all human civilization. While more than 1.7 billion people worldwide don't have an adequate supply of safe drinking water, the average person in the U.S. uses 2 to 4 times more water than the average person in Europe. 35 states pump their underground water supplies faster than they refill, sometimes causing sink holes that swallow cars and houses and destroy the aquifers. California's Sacramento River delta that supplies the California Aqueduct sinks about 3 inches each year. Wasted water aggravates water shortages, overloads septic systems and causes problems for sewage treatment facilities. Water is too precious to waste. |
