60-Minutes worth of Facts about Water:

Watch the slide show and write downat least 5 interesting facts (on page 48).

Water Statistics:Water Statistics:According to the United Nations, more than According to the United Nations, more than

1 billion people have no access to clean 1 billion people have no access to clean and safe drinking water.and safe drinking water.

1.8 million children1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases die every year as a result of diseases

caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.

A third of the Earth’s population lives in A third of the Earth’s population lives in ““water stressed” countries.water stressed” countries.

Many women and youngMany women and younggirls must trek as much as six miles everyday to retrieve water for their families. girls must trek as much as six miles everyday to retrieve water for their families.

Due to this manual labor, they are prevented from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income. Due to this manual labor, they are prevented from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income.

Meanwhile…Meanwhile…

The country with the world’s best public drinking The country with the world’s best public drinking supply is also the country that consumessupply is also the country that consumes

the most bottled water…the most bottled water…

The United States.The United States.

Consider the Plastic Bottle Of Consider the Plastic Bottle Of WaterWater

Americans drink about 215 Americans drink about 215 bottles of water each year.bottles of water each year.

That adds up That adds up To over 66 billion To over 66 billion disposable plastic disposable plastic

water bottles a year.water bottles a year.

In 2011, Americans spent In 2011, Americans spent $21 billion on bottled $21 billion on bottled water. That’s more than water. That’s more than was spent on iPods or was spent on iPods or movie tickets! movie tickets!

90% of the cost of bottled water 90% of the cost of bottled water

is due to the bottle itself.is due to the bottle itself.

$1.99 for .5 liter of Fiji Water =

20 cents for the water

$1.99 would buy 600 gallons of tap water in Chandler.

20 cents would buy about 60 gallons.

Rate = $43/12,000 gallons or about 1/3 cent per gallon

Speaking of Fiji Water…Speaking of Fiji Water…

It takes 7 liters of water It takes 7 liters of water to produce the half-liter to produce the half-liter bottle of Fiji Water that bottle of Fiji Water that you buy at your local you buy at your local store.store.

Only about 20% of plastic Only about 20% of plastic water bottles are recycled.water bottles are recycled.

That means 50 billion plastic That means 50 billion plastic water bottles end up in U.S. water bottles end up in U.S. landfills each year — landfills each year —

140 million every day!140 million every day!

That’s enough, laid end to end,to reach China and back each day!

Scientists believe Scientists believe that plastic bottles that plastic bottles will not actually will not actually decompose. They decompose. They will only break will only break down into smaller down into smaller and smaller toxic and smaller toxic bits.bits.

Imagine a water bottle Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That's way up with oil. That's about how much oil about how much oil was needed to was needed to produce the bottle.produce the bottle.

Many studies show that the quality of bottled Many studies show that the quality of bottled water is no better than tap water. water is no better than tap water.

In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for tap water Agency’s standards for tap water

are more stringent than the Food and Drug are more stringent than the Food and Drug Administration’s standards Administration’s standards

for bottled water.for bottled water.

In a four-year study, roughly 22 percent of the (bottled) water tested contained contaminant levels that exceeded strict state health limits.

Although most people say they like the taste Although most people say they like the taste of bottle water better than tap water…of bottle water better than tap water…

1/3 of bottled water 1/3 of bottled water actually comes from actually comes from a “public water source” a “public water source”

(TAP!) somewhere.(TAP!) somewhere.

The National Institutes of Health recently issued an alarm saying there was “some concern” that the BPA found in some water bottles could be causing brain problems in fetuses and children and prostate and breast problems in adults.

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Don’t care about the environment? How about your health?

Is using bottled water worth the cost?

What other options are there?

Use other types of packaging.Use other types of packaging.

Use a home water filter andUse a home water filter andreusable containersreusable containers

Recycle!Recycle!

Boycott bottled waterBoycott bottled water

Help clean up the trash!Help clean up the trash!

Push for laws that helpPush for laws that helpsupport a clean water supplysupport a clean water supplyand prevent pollutionand prevent pollution