Water Conservation Facts

• A 1/2″ (standard sized irrigation pipe) will lose 13 Gallons per Minute (GPM) A standard lawn sprinkler will waste and average of 7800 Gallons in a month (at 1/2 hour per day watering period, 20 days per month).
• Less than 2% of the Earth’s water supply is fresh water.
• Of all the earth’s water, 97% is salt water found in oceans and seas.
• Only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking water. Two percent is frozen.
• The human body is about 75% water.
• Landscaping accounts for about half the water used at home. Showers account for another 18 percent, while toilets use about 20 percent.
• The average American uses 140-170 gallons of water per day.
• Each person needs to drink about 2 ½quarts (80 ounces) of water every day.
• Water lawns during the early morning hours, or evening when temperatures and wind speed are the lowest. This reduces losses from evaporation.