Here are some WATER FACTS to consider ...

Compiled by Duke's Eco Club

1. The planet is running out of fresh water.

2. Increasingly, communities around the world, including Canadian First Nations Communities, live without adequate access to fresh water.

3. Over 75% of the planet is water but not even 1% of that water is drinkable.

4. Canada has more than 20% of the planet’s water but 99% of this water is polluted by chemical waste.

5. Patients who have acute water-borne diseases such as diarrhea, malaria, hepatitis, cholera and typhoid occupy 45% of hospital beds around the world.

6. It takes 2500 litres of water to produce one hamburger and 1000 litters of water to produce one kilogram of tomatoes.

7. By leaving the tap running while brushing your teeth, you waste up to 9 litres of water a minute or 26,000 litres per family per year.

8. Water is a renewable resource but because our oceans, lakes and rivers are so polluted, 60% of the world now depends on ground water stored in our aquifers that can take decades to replace.

9. Every week enough single use water bottles are thrown away to circle the earth 5 times.

10. Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water and companies like Coca cola, Nestle, and Evian make enormous profits while many people in Africa