Did You Know ...




      20% of
    Canadians who
      live in cities
    don't have their
    sewage treated! 

  


       During
     Summer 50%
      of all treated
    water is sprayed
       on lawns! 

  


         The
       average
    Canadian uses
      50L of water   
       a day   

  


        Oceans
       contain
      92.4% of
     the Earth's     
         water  




        The
     total amount
      of water on
    Earth has never  
       changed 

  



        There    
      is NO
        substitute    
      for water  

  


     Agriculture
      takes more
     than 70% of
    the world's
       fresh water   



      40% of 
      the world's
    population lives
     with a shortage
     of drinking
          water 		  

         .61% 
      of all the
    water on Earth
     is groundwater   		  

       17%
       of the
    area in Ontario   
     is fresh water
   lakes and rivers 

  

        42%
      of our
     water supply
      in Ontario
       comes from
       groundwater   



         58%
       of our
      water supply
       in Ontario
       comes from
      lakes and rivers  

  

        Foods
       that are
      mainly water
        include:
     Tomatoes (95%)
       Milk (90%) and
      Hot Dogs (58%)  
  


       Raindrops
        are not
    shaped like tears.
       They look more 
        like small
        hamburgers!  

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