DID YOU ALSO KNOW There is the same amount of water on earth today as there was 3 billion years ago. This amounts to some 326 million cubic miles of water covering 71% of the earths surface. You could survive about a month without food, but could only survive 5-7 days without water. In the U.S. alone, industry uses over 100 cubic miles of water per year to cool, wash, circulate and manufacture its materials. This is 30% of the water in the world's rivers. 6 million square miles (12% of the lands surface) is permanently covered by ice. An acre of corn produces more atmospheric water vapor than a lake of the same size. Three quarters of the weight of a living tree is water. A leaking faucet can waste up to 100 gallons of water per day. Water keeps you healthy by preventing your bones from grinding and your eyes from drying out. Water keeps your skin moist and protects it from weather. In one summer day, a single willow tree uses and loses over 5000 gallons of water. Nearly one half of the world's population lacks access to clean water for sanitation, drinking, and other human needs. 6 million cubic miles of water locked in the ice caps could feed all the world's rivers for 1000 years. Powered by the sun, the earth's water cycle transfers 10.296 quadrillion gallons from the oceans to the land every year. You are made mostly of water. For example, a 3 day old fetus is 97% water, an eight month old baby is 81% water, and an adult body is 65-70% water. Evenly distributed, earth's annual rainfall could cover every square foot of land to a depth of 3 feet. Spill Response Dial 911 -or-State of Utah Environmental Response (801)536-4123 Local Pollution Control Agencies Utah Division of Water Quality (801) 538-6146 Environmental Health Division of the Weber/Morgan Health Department (801) 399-8381 Weber County Stormwater Management Division (801) 399-8677 Brochure created by Weber County Stormwater Management Division. Information compiled by Stan Hadden, Weber County Riverkeeper Water-wise Questions for Weber County Residents Water carries the chemicals in your brain so that you can feel and think.