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 * GRAPHS**



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 * Domestic Water Use

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 * Water related Deaths



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 * Water Stress


 * Prices on Water**




 * NUMBERS**

About 80 The number of countries that had experienced serious water shortages by the mid 1990s. This makes up about 40 per cent of the world's population.

One-third The proportion of the global population who live in countries with moderate-to-high water stress. Water stress occurs when water consumption exceeds 10 per cent of renewable freshwater resources. West Asia faces the severest threat. More than 90 per cent of the population in the region lives under severe water stress.

Two-thirds The proportion of the global population that is expected to be living in water stressed conditions in less than 25 years.

1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water

2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation (2002, UNICEF/WHO JMP 2004)

1.8 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases.

3 900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004)

More than 24 million The number of Canadians who receive municipal drinking water. Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

7 The number of people who died in Walkerton, Ontario, in May 2000 when E. coli and other bacteria contaminated the town’s water supply. In total, over 2,000 people got sick. Source: CBC News Online

100 The number of people who died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1993 due to an outbreak of the water-borne parasite cryptosporidium. In total, about 400,000 people got sick. Source: CBC News Online

1.1 billion The estimated number of people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water.

2.4 billion The estimated number of people worldwide who lack access to sanitation. Most are in Africa and Asia.

2 billion The estimated number of people who depend on groundwater worldwide (about one-third of the world's population). Countries around the world face rapidly depleting groundwater resources, including parts of India, China, West Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the former Soviet Union and the western United States.

About 34,000 The number of people who die each day worldwide due to diseases related to water, feces and dirt, such as cholera and infant diarrhea. In developing countries, 80 per cent of illnesses are water related. Source: Environment Canada

22 million The number of Canadians who use municipal sewer systems. Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

20-25% The percentage of the world’s fresh water that is in Canada. Source: Environment Canada

Only 1% of the waters of the Great Lakes are renewed each year by snow melt and rain.

Less than 3% The amount of municipally-treated water that is used for drinking. Source: Environment Canada

50% The percentage of all municipally-treated water used up during the summer months by people watering their lawns and gardens. Source: Environment Canada

20% The percentage of all municipal drinking water lost to leaks. Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

30% The percentage of Canadians who rely on groundwater for domestic use. Source: Statistics Canada

6% The percentage of Canadians who lived in municipalities with sewers containing wastewater that received no treatment before being discharged into the environment in 1996. This was down from 28 per cent in 1983. Source: Statistics Canada

41% The percentage of Canadians whose water received tertiary treatment, the highest level of wastewater treatment, in 1996. This was up from 28 per cent in 1983. Source: Statistics Canada

100% The percentage of Canadians living in urban areas who have access to clean water. This figure is 99 per cent for rural Canada. Compare this to Afghanistan where only 19 per cent of urban residents and 11 per cent of rural residents have access to clean water. Source: World Health Organization

40% The increase in global water use expected by 2020.

Water power meets about 62% of Canada's electrical needs.

Over 360 chemical compounds that have been identified in the Great Lakes. Many are persistent toxic chemicals – alkylated lead, benzo(a)pyrene, DDT, mercury and mirex – potentially dangerous to humans and already destructive to the aquatic ecosystems.

For example, various species of fish now suffer from tumours and lesions, and their reproductive capacities are decreasing. Populations of fish consuming birds and mammals also seem to be on the decline. Of the ten most highly valued species of fish in Lake Ontario, seven have now almost totally vanished.

About 4,000 The number of municipal water treatment plants in Canada that treat drinking water taken from lakes, rivers and groundwater sources. Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

1-2 million The number of water wells currently in use in Canada. Source: Environment Canada

About 3,000 The number of municipal wastewater treatment plants in Canada that remove contaminants and disinfect sewage before it is dumped back into Canadian waters. Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

1.5 litres The amount of water the average adult drinks daily, including water used in drinks such as coffee, tea and juice. Source: Health Canada

21.4 litres The amount of bottled water the average Canadian drank in 1997. Source: Statistics Canada

343 litres The amount of water the average Canadian used daily inside the home in 1998. Most indoor water is used in the bathroom. Source: Environment Canada

1,600 cubic metres The amount or water used in Canada per capita basis for all purposes. Of the 29 member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), only the United States uses more water than Canada on a per capita basis. Canada’s per capita water consumption is 65 per cent above the OECD average. Source: OECD

More than 1 trillion litres The amount of untreated sewage dumped into our waters every year (about 3.25 billion litres per day) by 21 cities across the country. Source: Sierra Legal Defence Fund

More than 160 The number of waterborne disease outbreaks that were reported in Canada between 1974 and 1996. It is estimated that only one-tenth of such outbreaks are reported. Source: Health Canada

891,863 square kilometres The amount of space covered by Canada's freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. This accounts for about nine per cent of the Canada's total area. Source: Natural Resources Canada

Almost 3,000 cubic metres The amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls every second in the daytime. At night about half of this water is diverted for hydroelectricity. Niagara Falls is the largest producer of electric power in the world. Source: Info Niagara

31,328 square kilometres The size of Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories, the largest lake entirely in Canada (the Great Lakes border the U.S.). Great Bear Lake is more than five times the size of Prince Edward Island. Source: Statistics Canada

2,681 square kilometres The size of Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan, the largest lake in the world that drains naturally in two directions - north into the Mackenzie River basin and east into Hudson Bay. Source: Natural Resources Canada

INTERNATIONAL:

$30 billion The projected cost per year of bringing poor people universal access to water by 2015.

Source: United Nations Environment Programme, GEO-Global Environment Outlook 3, Past, Present and Future Perspectives

Daily per capita use of water in residential areas: - 350 litres in North America and Japan - 200 litres in Europe - 10-20 litres in sub-Saharan Africa

How much water is used per task Task Amount consumed Washing machine 225 litres Shower (10 minutes) 100 litres Bath 60 litres Dishwasher 40 litres Washing dishes by hand 35 litres Toilet flush 15-20 litres Brushing your teeth (with tap running) 10 litres Hand washing (with tap running) 8 litres

Breakdown of water used in the home Task Percentage of water used Showers and baths 35% Toilet Flushing 30% Laundry 20% Kitchen and drinking 10% Cleaning 5%

Per capita consumption of beverages, 1997 Beverage Amount consumed Soft drinks 112.6 Coffee 93.7 Milk 88.9 Alcoholic 81.1 Tea 56.6 Fruit juice 27.6 Bottled water 21.4 Vegetable juice 1.5

Quantity of water needed to produce 1 kg of: - wheat: 1 000 L - rice: 1 400 L - beef: 13 000 L (D.Zimmer,and D.Renault, 2003)

Use (Appliance) Type Average Rate of Flow Average Total Water Used Shower Normal 15 lit/ min 120 litres per shower (average shower 8 min) Shower Rose 8.5 lit/ min 68 litres per shower Toilet Single Flush 12 litres 120 litres per day Dual Flush 6/3 litres 40 litres per day Washing Machine Twin Tub 40 litres per wash Front Loading 80 litres per wash Top Loading 170 litres per wash Dishwasher 20-50 litres per load Cooking, Cleaning & Drinking* 10 lit/min 150 litres per 24 hour day Brushing teeth with running water 5 litres per brush Bath 10-20 lit/min 50-150 litres per bath Sprinkler or Handheld Hose 10-20 lit/min 1000 litres per hour Drip System 4 litres per hour Hosing Paths / Driveways 20 lit/min 200 litres for 10 minutes Washing the car with a running hose 10-20 lit/min 100-300 litres Filling a swimming pool Up to 55,000 litres