citizens averaged only 4 or 5 flushes per day, it would amount to more than 5 billion gallons of water down the drain. It's rich in nitrogen and phosphorous and you use the same water twice. If you have a fish tank in your home, you can use the dirty water, when you clean the tank, on your houseplants.The first municipal water filtration works opened in Paisley, Scotland, in 1832.Each day the sun evaporates 1,000,000,000,000 (a trillion) tons of water.The earth's surface is approximately 80% water, about 362 trillion gallons.The rest goes on lawns, in washing machines, and down toilets and drains. Less than 1% of the treated water produced by water utilities is actually consumed.An automatic dishwasher uses approximately 9 - 12 gallons of water while hand washing dishes can use up to 20 gallons.Delaying lawn watering during the first cool weeks of spring encourages deeper rooting and makes your lawn healthier for the rest of the summer.A dairy cow must drink four gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk.An acre of corn will give off 4,000 gallons of water per day in evaporation.Just take what you need and save the rest. If you let the water run when you brush your teeth or wash your face, most of it will be wasted.That leaves just 1% for all of humanity's needs. Another 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers. Nearly 97% of the world's water is salty or otherwise undrinkable.Water makes up 66% of the human body and 75% of the human brain.

Water is the only substance on earth naturally found in the three true element forms: solid, liquid and gas.

There are over 59,000 public water systems in the United States.

Water is the most common substance on earth.

A single birch tree will give off 70 gallons of water per day in evaporation.

Indoors nearly 40% of the water used gets flushed down toilets, and more than 30% is used in showers and baths.

A person should consume 2.5 quarts of water per day (from all sources of water, food, etc.) to maintain health.

Only 6% of that - 27 billion gallons - is taken by public water supply systems.

The United States uses some 450 billion gallons of water every day.

If you need to meet with a customer care representative, call 77 to make an appointment.

June 28, 2021: Lobby is closed due to remodeling. View the 2021 Water Quality Report HERE 3.15.22 Notice of Violation Public Notification for TTHM Violation ID 2022-11920, please click HERE for more information. This does not apply to the customers that have already signed up for E-billing statements in the past. If you would like to receive your bill via email, click HERE to sign up. We do have the ability to email your bill. Late fees may apply, which are out of our control, we do apologize for that. We understand that some customers are experiencing delays in their water bills possibly due to the postal services. January 31st, 2022: Notification of Changes in Rates and Fees Letter to our customers concerning the TTHM Violation ID 2022-11920, please click HERE for more information. Public Notification of 2022 1st quarter TTHM violation, Violation ID# 2022-11921. National Backflow Prevention Day, August 16th, 2022.

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