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Watch 8-year old Aqua and her dog, Sparky, show her family how to conserve water and save money in the online video to the left. This video is intended for kids in grades K-4 and for distribution by parents and teachers. You can also download free accompanying materials for "Aqua: Conserve Water," like the English and Spanish-language comic book and coloring book, as well as various posters, all in PDF format. It's never too early for kids to learn the importance of and value of our most precious resource: Water!

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Water Program

GRACE's official landing page for the Water Program. Learn about how water is used and what can be done to conserve and protect it.

How To Save Water

Here are tips to help you shrink your water footprint. The recommendations on this list are just a start in an effort to save more water.

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Creating a gallon of ethanol consumes about 100 gallons of freshwater. In some regions, ethanol production can take three or more times that amount.

A shower leaking just 10 drips per minute wastes 500 gallons of water per year. That's enough water to run your dishwasher every day for two months!

One ton of carbon dioxide pollution causes around $20 of damage to economies, ecosystems and human health.

Only.007% of all water on earth is accessible for direct human use.

Nitric oxides are released from farms in large quantities due to manure application and are among the leading causes of acid rain.

One cup of coffee has a water footprint of 37 gallons.

One glass of milk has a water footprint of 52 gallons.

Corn accounts for 8 percent of global water use for crop production.

30 percent of global freshwater is groundwater.

The average cheese pizza has a water footprint of 333 gallons.

On average, one large banana has a water footprint of 42 gallons.

A piece of A5 paper has a water footprint of 3 gallons, but amounts vary depending on wood.

People who water their lawn with an automatic timer use 47 percent more water than those who just use a hose.

On average, one apple has a water footprint of 33 gallons.

Power plants in the US withdraw 143 billion gallons of fresh water every day; more than irrigation and 3 times that's used for public water supplies.

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Corn accounts for 8 percent of global water use for crop production.
Over 80% of seafood consumed in the US is imported from other countries. Less than 2% of these imports are inspected by the USDA.
It takes 660 gallons of water to produce one hamburger.
Crop irrigation accounts for 31 percent of all freshwater withdrawals in the U.S.
The US consumes 800 million gallons of oil each day.
The average American throws away 20 pounds of food each month or about two-thirds of a pound per person per day.
Cooling water discharged from a coal or nuclear plant is hotter--by an average of 17°F in summer--than when it entered the plant.
A single margherita pizza requires 333 gallons of water, enough to fill almost ten bathtubs!
The US's electricity generation fuel mix is Coal 45%, Natural Gas 24%, Nuclear 20%, Hydropower 6%, Other Renewable 4%, Petroleum 1%.
20 percent of energy used in homes is for water heating
Households directly use the most water indoors in the morning (5am to 11am) because of showering and prepping for the day ahead.
Nitric oxides are released from farms in large quantities due to manure application and are among the leading causes of acid rain.
30 percent of global freshwater is groundwater.
Red tape can add up: Local permitting and inspection add $0.50 per watt, or $2,516 per residential install, to the cost of solar.
Analysts predict that over the next decade, $800 billion - $1.2 trillion will be invested in the solar industry globally.

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