In the United States, we are lucky to have an easy way to get clean water—just by turning on the tap.
Water is an important part in our daily lives and we use it for different aims, but do we really know how much water we use?
Each American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day at home.
Water also plays a big part in our local communities. Without water there would be no local business or factories.We need a lot of pipes to bring us a large amount of water to our taps each day.
It starts out as rain or snow and flows into our local lakes, rivers and streams or into underground. You can learn more about water in your country.
| A. About 70% of it is used indoors. B. Fire fighting, parks and public swimming pools all need lots of water. C. Where does all this water come from? D. For example, how people protect water and where your local drinking water comes from. E. We wake up in the morning, take a shower, brush our teeth, drink a cup of coffee and go out to enjoy a beautiful day. |
