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Water Usage: Some Startling Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic has been provided by Melanie Palmero, Loch Ness Water Gardens. "Some of the information was pretty surprising! I had no idea just how much water is needed to produce some of the foods I eat," she writes.

We believe everybody needs to become more aware of how we use, and sometimes waste this essential resource for survival. Thanks for this information, Melanie.

Water Usage Infographic
Courtesy of:Loch Ness Water Gardens