Did you Know...?  

• Public water suppliers process 38 billion gallons of water per day for consumption.
• An additional 300 billion gallons of untreated waster is used per day for agricultural or commercial purposes.
• There are more than 50,000 community water systems providing water to the public in the United States.
• Nearly 80% of diseases in developing countries are water borne.
• Nearly 85% of water is used for agricultural and industrial purposes.
• Ninety seven percent of the world’s water is salty or undrinkable.
• Less than one percent of treated water is used for cooking and drinking.
• The average person drinks 800 gallons of water during their lifetime.
• One gallon of gasoline can contaminate approximately 750,000 gallons of water.
• You can refill an 8 oz. glass of water approximately 15,000 times for the same cost as a soda.
• Every glass of water you drink has been consumed before - - at least 8 times.
• The markup cost for a private water company is around 10 percent; the markup cost on bottled water is around 600 percent.
• 99% of the population of Scott County is served by public water; 90% of the population of Kentucky is served by public water; 71% of the US population is served by public water.