• 1% of the earth’s water is available for human consumption There is about the same amount of water available today, as there was over one million years ago.

• According to the latest US Geological surveys, the United States uses 408 billion gallons of water per day

• Average household in the United States uses 350 gallons of water per day

• The largest usage of water in the typical US home is flushing the toilet-about 27% of the water is used just flushing a toilet.

• The Utilities Board monitors over 109 contaminants, and must comply with EPA standards on 80 of the most harmful. Your drinking water is tested every day.

• Consumers in the United States pay on the average of $1.50 for 20 oz of bottled water but object to the smallest increase in water rates that help maintain critical infrastructure. For the same $1.50, you could fill that same 20 oz bottle with tap water every day for more than 13 years.

• A dripping faucet wastes over 2,000 gallons of water each year.

• Water makes up more than 70% of the body's tissues and plays a role in nearly every body function from regulating temperature and cushioning joints to bringing oxygen to the cells and removing waste from the body.

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Oneonta Utilities Board