Water Facts

Did you know…?

• Buildings use 12.2% of all potable water consumed. This represents 15 trillion gallons of water per year.
• Less than 1% of all freshwater is readily accessible for human use.
• A quarter of all clean water that enters the home is used to flush toilets.
• A ten minute shower uses 50 gallons of water.
• Millions of people in the world live on less than 3 gallons each day. The average American uses about 160 gallons.
• Central Florida could run out of water in less than 5 years.