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  2. Daily consumption of drinking water - Wikipedia

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    The recommended daily amount of drinking water for humans varies. [1] It depends on activity, age, health, and environment.In the United States, the Adequate Intake for total water, based on median intakes, is 4.0 litres (141 imp fl oz; 135 US fl oz) per day for males older than 18, and 3.0 litres (106 imp fl oz; 101 US fl oz) per day for females over 18; it assumes about 80% from drink and 20 ...

  3. Residential water use in the U.S. and Canada - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent average use per person is 52.1 gpcd (gallons per capita per day) or 197 liters per capita per day. Because the distribution of indoor use in the sample of homes is positively skewed, a more appropriate measure of central tendency is the median, which is about 125 gphd (or 472 lphd). Toilet flushing is the largest indoor use of ...

  4. Nonresidential water use in the U.S. - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a USGS nationwide compilation of public supply withdrawals and deliveries indicates that in 2010 the total daily volume of nonresidential use was approximately 12,000 million gallons per day (mgd) and accounted for about 29 percent of public supply withdrawals (or 45 gallons per capita per day when divided by the estimated 268 million people who relied on public-supply ...

  5. Californians' water usage is down 9% and other ... - AOL

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    Thanks to two consecutive wet winters, urban water use in the state is lower than it was during the drought emergency. Californians' water usage is down 9% and other takeaways from The Times ...

  6. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie ...

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    The prospect has led to pressure from the federal government on water agencies in California and the six other basin states to drastically cut back on water use. So far, however, no agreements on ...

  7. Water footprint - Wikipedia

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    Infographic of water footprints around the world. A water footprint shows the extent of water use in relation to consumption by people. [1] The water footprint of an individual, community, or business is defined as the total volume of fresh water used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business.

  8. The 1 food you should be eating more of, according to ... - AOL

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    The 1 food you should be eating more of, according to the new, proposed US dietary guidelines. Natalie Rizzo. December 12, 2024 at 2:18 AM ... Research links greater consumption of beans, peas and ...

  9. Human right to water and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    It recognized the right of every human being to have access to sufficient water for personal and domestic uses (between 50 and 100 liters of water per person per day), which must be safe, acceptable and affordable (water costs should not exceed 3% of household income), and physically accessible (the water source has to be within 1,000 meters of ...