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Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

FLOW Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis
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Here are a few tips to get you thinking:


When you give your pet fresh water, or when cleaning out the fish tank, don't throw the old water down the drain! Use it to water a plant!

Just five drips per minute from a leaky faucet can waste 263 gallons in one year.
Source: EPA WaterSense Program

The average person uses about 100 gallons of water in a day.
Source: EPA WaterSense Program

Put food coloring in the toilet tank. If it seeps into the bowl, there is a leak. Leaky toilets waste up to 200 gallons of water per day - the same as flushing a toilet more than 50 times!
Source: Water - Use it Wisely

Don't use the toilet to dispose of tissues or other trash. Every flush uses 3.5 to 7 gallons of water.
Source: Fairfax Water

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, but only about 1% of the water on Earth is usable freshwater. The rest is found in oceans and glaciers and is unavailable for use by humans.
Source: USGS Water Science for Schools

The Egyptians were the first people to record methods for treating water. These records date back more than 1,500 years to 400 A.D. They indicate that the most common ways of cleaning water were by boiling it over a fire, heating it in the sun, or by dipping a heated piece of iron into it. Filtering boiling water through sand and gravel and then allowing it to cool was another common treatment method.
Source: American Water Works Association "Drink Tap" Program

Water makes up 83% of our blood, 70% of our brain, and 90% of our lungs. Overall, our bodies are 70% water.
Source: American Water Works Association "Drink Tap" Program

The average price of water in the United States is about $1.50 for 1,000 gallons. At that price, a gallon of water costs less than one penny.
Source: American Water Works Association "Drink Tap" Program

Pick up litter in your neighborhood and on your school grounds - everything eventually ends up in a water body.
Source: The Groundwater Foundation

Shorten each shower by five minutes - you'll save up to 25 gallons of water per shower.
Source: Regional Water Providers Consortium

Collect water that runs until the shower gets hot, and use it to water plants.
Source: Regional Water Providers Consortium

You can save 18 gallons of water every time you take a bath by only filling your bathtub halfway.
Source: Regional Water Providers Consortium

If you could fill a bucket with the world's water, only a teaspoonful would be drinkable.
Source: Water Aid

Want a glass of cold water? Keep water in the fridge to get it cold, instead of running the tap.
Source: H2O Conserve

Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and save 4 gallons a minute. That's 200 gallons a week for a family of four.
Source: Water - Use It Wisely

Conserving water is important because we only have so much. The amount of water on Earth today is the same as when the Earth was formed. That means the water from your faucet could contain molecules that dinosaurs drank!
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

Garbage disposals use one gallon of water every minute! Composting is a much better way to get rid of old food scraps, and it makes healthy soil in the process.
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

Want to make a hot drink or a tasty meal? Running hot water out of the kitchen tap not only wastes water; it can be dangerous to your health if it's coming from lead pipes. Heat cold water on the stove instead.
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

Hate washing the dishes? Using a dishwasher isn't just easy, it saves water, too. The average dishwasher uses 10 gallons of water per load, while washing dishes by hand can use up to 16 gallons. Newer dishwashers even use as little as 5 gallons per load!
Source: Regional Water Providers Consortium

About 75% of a living tree is made up of water.
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes wastes.
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

It takes 150 gallons of water just to grow and make one loaf of bread!
Source: EPA Drinking Water & Ground Water Kid's Stuff

If you accidentally drop ice cubes when filling your glass from the freezer, don't throw them in the sink. Drop them in a house plant instead.
Source: Water - Use It Wisely