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Water Resources Facts  | | Fact Details: Producing a typical lunch--hamburger, French fries, and a soft drink--uses 1500 gallons of water including the water needed to raise the potatoes, the grain for the bun and the grain needed to feed the cattle, and the production of the soda. | |
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| | | Fact Details: The Great Lakes are the largest system of fresh, surface water on earth, containing roughly 18 percent of the world supply. | |
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| | | Fact Details: About 96% of all liquid freshwater can be found underground, and the remaining small fraction is on the surface or in the air. | |
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| | | Fact Details: About 2.5% of the Earth’s water is freshwater, and most is frozen in glaciers and ice sheets. | |
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