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Water Facts
The Energy Cost of Water
Water heating accounts for 19% of home energy use.
Every step in bringing safe water into your home consumes energy - pumping it to the treatment facility, treating it, pumping to your house and then heating it for your shower.
According to the Department of Energy the distribution and treatment of water uses 4% of the total U.S. electricity use.
The Trends in Water Costs
The typical family of four spends $1,150 per year, on water and sewer charges and heating water.
The cost water users pay have been increasing at double the rate of inflation or nearly 8% every year.
Nationwide communities spend nearly $ 63 billion on infrastructure for water treatment and supply.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates a $540 billion gap between the nations needs and what is spent on aging infrastructure.
Financing these repairs entirely through rate fees would result in water rates increasing 200-300 percent.
One Person Can Make a Difference
One person saving 5 gallons of water per day, equals about 1800 gallons a year. If 20,000 people save 5 gallons a day that equals 36 million gallons a year.
• 36 million gallons: Can help save the environment. By improving wetlands and providing a
healthy habitat for fish and other wildlife.
• 36 million gallons: Can save jobs. By providing water for irrigation for farming. People
will work to plant, harvest, package, transport and process the food to feed America.
• 36 million gallons: Can save money. By reducing the number of wells, pump stations and
treatment plants required to supply water.
When you choose to conserve you can save hundreds of dollars per year and have a positive impact on on your wallet, the environment and the economy of America.
When we stand united in a common cause together we can make a better world, but it starts with one person - you.
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