Water scarcity is a growing problem throughout the US and abroad, and it’s crucial that both individuals and communities work to conserve and protect this precious resource. According to the US Government, at least 36 states face water shortages within 5 years because of a combination of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, urban sprawl, waste and excess.

This isn’t just a problem in North America – it’s global. Australia, for example, is in the midst of a 30-year dry spell – “The Big Dry,” they call it – and population growth in urban centers of sub-Saharan Africa is straining resources. Asia has 60 percent of the world’s population, but only about 30 percent of its freshwater.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network of scientists, said this year that, by 2050, up to 2 billion people worldwide could be facing major water shortages.

The US used more than 148 trillion gallons of water in 2000, according to the US Geological Survey. A combination of residential, commercial, agricultural, manufacturing and other uses, that equates to almost 500,000 gallons of water per person! 

“The need to reduce water waste and inefficiency is greater now than ever before,” said Benjamin Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency. “Water efficiency is the wave of the future.”

Managing Car Washing – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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In addition to using Zero H2O®DriWash & Shine (waterless car wash) there are numerous simple steps we can all take to conserve water. H2O conserve is a web-based project that offers tools and knowledge that enable individuals to make water conservation part of their everyday lives.  An online calculator helps evaluate your  ‘water footprint’ ~  a term used to describe the total amount of water directly and indirectly used by a person or institution
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