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Did you know?
- Only 1% of the earths water is drinkable.
- In 2008, South Africa was the 30th driest country in the world.
- SA gets, on average, half the rainfall of the rest of the world.
- SA has the third cleanest water in the world.
- About 25 000 litres of water is needed to produce food for one day for a family of four.
- One litre of waste water pollutes 8 litres of fresh water.
- Only 50% of the water used for irrigation reaches the root of the plant.
- It takes 3 litres of water to produce 1 litre of bottled water. Bottled water costs 500 to 1000 times more than tap water.
- It takes 7 litres of water to produce 1 litre of petrol.
(figures produced by DWAF, March 2008)
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