1. The Amazing
WORLD OF WATER
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2. What do you
know about
the water
you drink?

3. Do you know
where it
comes from?

4. Water is critical
for all living things.

5. Without water,
there can be
no life.

6. Water provides some
good clean fun, too

7. Earth is called the
“water planet”...
80% of it is
covered with
water or ice but
less than 2% of
Earth’s water
is drinkable..

8. One part oxygen
plus
Two parts Hydrogen = WATER

9. The WATER
CYCLE is
controlled by
the sun.

10. Water never stops moving...

11. Heat from the sun evaporates the earth’s
oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds.

12. Water vapor rises and forms clouds.

13. Vapor cools in the clouds and forms
droplets that fall back to earth
as rain, sleet or snow.

14. The water runs off into lakes, rivers,
and streams and back to the sea to be
heated again...and the cycle starts over.

15. Amazing facts about WATER
• Water is the most
common substance
found on earth.
• The human body is
about 75% water.
• The average person
uses about 175 gallons
of water a day!

16. Lots of things
come in gallon
containers…
Here’s what
a gallon of
WATER
looks like…

17. We drink only A
TINY AMOUNT
of the water that
is treated
for our use.
Here’s how
we use it at
home:

18. Did you know…?
• Water is the only
substance on earth
that naturally exists
in all 3 forms –
solid (ice),
liquid (water) and
gas (steam).

19. Some more amazing facts about
WATER
• It takes 2-7 gallons to
flush the toilet.
• A leaky faucet can
waste up to 100 gallons
a day! That could add
up to 36,500 gallons
a year!

20. More amazing facts about
WATER
• A 5-minute shower
uses 25-50 gallons!
• A dishwasher
takes 9-12 gallons
for each load.

21. A dairy cow needs 36 gallons of
water to produce 12 gallons of milk!

22. Some more amazing facts about
WATER
• An elephant is
70% water!
• A person can
live about a month without food,
but only about a week without water.

23. WATER is a valuable
natural resource!
We can’t afford to
waste it!
What can
we do to...

24. YES! KIDS CAN CONSERVE!

25. HERE ARE
6 THINGS
YOU
CAN DO
TO HELP
SAVE WATER!

26. #1
Take shorter
showers…
Shorten a 10 minute shower
to 5 minutes and save at
least 25 gallons of water!

27. #2
Fill it up!
Fill up the
dishwasher…
running it
only half full
wastes water.

28. #3
Just to
rinse!
Don’t run the water while
you brush your teeth...
just to rinse the brush
and clean the sink!

29. #4
Fill it up -
again!
Use the correct settings
on the washing machine…
partial loads waste water,
energy and money!

30. #5
Stop the
DROP!
Find a leaky faucet
around the house? Tell
a parent so it can get fixed!
Leaks waste water.

31. #6
Learn to
share…
Have fun in the sprinkler if it
is on for watering the lawn.
Water “toys” can waste up to
200 gallons each half hour!

32. Kids can make
a difference…
every gallon
matters!
Waste not…
want not!

33. The water
we conserve
today…
can serve
US tomorrow!
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34. www.stopthedrop.org

35. Featuring 15 year old
Ryan Roszko
and his dog, Molly.

36. North Harris County Regional Water Authority
3648 FM 1960 West, #110, Houston, TX 77068
281-440-3924 ~ 281-440-4104 Fax
Visit us online: www.nhcrwa.com