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75% of the earth is covered with water.
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97% of the earth's water is in the oceans, which leaves only 3% of the earth's water as fresh water. Of the fresh water, only 1% is available for use as drinking water.
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A person can survive one month without food, but only one week without water.
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The average person in the United States uses between 75 and 100 gallons of water each day. The average person in Pennsylvania uses 62 gallons of water each day.
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Pennsylvania has 2,200 community water systems that serve 10,518,120 people.
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86% of Pennsylvanians are served by public water.
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Water is composed of 2 hydrogen elements and 1 oxygen element.
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It takes 2 gallons of water to brush your teeth, 2 to 7 gallons to flush a toilet and 25 to 50 gallons to take a shower.
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The first water plant in the United States was built in 1872 in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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One gallon of water is equal to 3.785 liters of water.
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One cubic foot of water is equal to 7.48 gallons of water.
