Americans are using less water throughout the course of a day, according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Use Science Project.Water use dropped from 88 gallons in 2010 to 82 gallons per capita in 2015.Edward Osann, a senior policy analyst and water efficiency project director at the National Resources Defense Council, told the Christian Science Monitor conservation of freshwater is important.“One of the effects of climate change is we are seeing more extremes — more substantial droughts, followed by substantial floods,” he said. “If we can sustain ourselves while using less fresh water, we will
News Briefs: Americans Using Much Less Water, Says USGS
In this weeks water and wastewater news, the U.S. Geological Survey releases statistics showing Americans are using six fewer gallons of water per day than they were in 2010; and Detroit police find another possible human organ in the city's wastewater plant
Dec 27, 2017
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