According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American uses about 100 gallons of water per day. Although the Earth is covered by water (nearly 70%), less than 1% is clean, fresh, and available for human use and consumption. Between 5-10% of American households have been recorded with over 90 gallons of water used a day from leaks in faucets, pipes, etc. According to the EPA, if the 5% of American homes that leaked the most were to invest the money to replace and/or repair the leaks, it would save over 177 billion gallons of water annually. It may seem like a waste of money to invest in the repair, but fixing those leaks could actually SAVE you money.

The average American household pays about $500 per year on water and sewer bills. If a household were to fix the leaks as well as install water efficient appliances, the annual water bills could decrease more than $170. By installing water-efficient appliances, you could also save over 500 gallons of water. The less water use, the more you save on the water bill!

If all running toilets and inefficient toilets were replaced with water-efficient ones, over 640 billion gallons of water would be saved annually, and to give a visual of how much that really is, that amount of water is the equivalent of about 15 days of flowing water through the Niagara Falls. There are so many ways to save water, and something so small could make such a huge impact! Think of how much money could be saved by saving water.

Resource: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/about_us/facts.html