• The average American uses 80 -100 gallons of water per day
• 85% of Americans get their water from a public water utility
• One inch of rain deposits 27,154 gallons of water over one acre of ground

Have you ever wondered how much water a dripping faucet wastes?

Follow this link to the USGS drip calculator to find out.

• http://sc.water.usgs.gov/drought/dripcalculator.html

For more interesting water facts visit:  http://water.usgs.gov