By the Numbers: Troubled Waters
17,000,000 gallons needed to fill the tank created to film Titanic
17,000,000 gallons needed to fulfill the minimum drinking requirements of the state of California for one day
1,580,000,000 gallons withdrawn from the Central California Basin aquifer per day for public consumption
90 gallons are used by the average American at home per day
53 gallons are used by the average European at home per day
5 gallons are used by the average African at home per day
.5 gallons are needed by the average person per day to survive
6 gallons required to grow one serving of lettuce
49 gallons required to produce one eight-ounce glass of milk
2,600 gallons required to produce one serving of steak
39,000 gallons required to produce one car, including tires
17% of people worldwide do not have access to clean water
34% of people worldwide do not have access to adequate sanitation facilities
50% of the world's hospital beds are occupied by people suffering from waterborne diseases





