How Water Is Wasted By US Citizens

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This essay is about water and how it is wasted by us citizens. This essay is also about diseases and benefits of water.and did you know that 1% of water is drinkable and ¼ kids don't have access to clean water?did you know that 75% of a living tree is water?

Water is wasted in many ways like “when shiping water around the world 40% of it is evaporated . in the article it stated “95% of water that enters citizens homes goes down the drain”? And every time you flush the toilet 3 gallons are wasted.so as citisens of the world we need to focus on water. Us as citizens we wastewater by cooking be cause if you put water in a pot and turn the stove on the water evaporates.

Did you know fresh water is only found in 6 countries?

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