It Takes How Much?

All of these values have been widely report - - illustrates the complexity of the problem and issues if water becomes the new oil.

• Average number of gallons used each day for golf course irrigation in the U.S. - - two billion.
• Harvesting water off your roof in Denver, CO would meet 65% of your annual landscaping requirements.
• Desalination plants (a worldwide total of 14,450) produce 16 billion gallons per day.
• The world's fresh water estimate is approximately 9.25 million trillion gallons. Of this total, 69.6% is frozen. Approximately 30.1% is underground.
• Baylor scientists tested fish pulled from Chicago's North Shore Channel - - four pharmaceutical drugs were found. The largest quantity (46%) was Norflouxetine - - is a byproduct of an antidepressant. It was unclear if the Baylor group looked at the correlation between Norflouxetine and the performance of the Cubs.
• Ten percent of all urban consumers say their source of water is bottled.
• I am wearing blue jeans - - one pair of blue jeans takes 2,900 gallons of water. The hamburger I ate last night took 634 gallons.
• The longhorn cow down the street from me will consume 816,600 gallons during its lifetime. Approximately 808,400 gallons will be required for 18,700 pounds of pasture, feed, and hay.
• The baked potato next to your steak - - it takes 31 gallons. The beer next to the potato - - 20 gallons.
• Which takes the most per glass or cup - - milk, coffee, wine, beer, or tea? Tea is low at nine gallons and milk is high at 53 gallons.

If water becomes the new oil - - tea production might just be a good investment.