1. Water Awareness Global Freshwater Resources
Fresh water is only 2.5% of the total water available on this planet

2. Water Awareness Water Usage Canadians use 343 liters of water per day
Environment Canada

3. Water Awareness Water Costs
Canada’s water prices are the lowest in the world
Environment Canada

4. Clean Water Definition
Access to clean water is defined as:
“20 liters per person per day delivered to within one kilometer of home. (which could mean a well or a pump).”
Clean Water Definition

5. Water Scarcity is Real!

6. Water Awareness Population Growth & Water Use
Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century

7. Women and girls often spend up to 6 HOURS every day fetching water
Gender Inequality

8. HALF A BILLION bottles of water are sold each week
A lot of BOTTLES!

9. $
Bottled water can cost 2,000 times more than tap water
Cha Ch'ing!

10. Water is a Human Right
Corporations are taking what should be a virtually free, universally-accessible resource, commodifying it, and selling back for profit.

11. You are paying for plastic, not water!
90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself

12. It ends up in Oceans and Landfills
80% of plastic bottles are not recycled

13. Water Powers Our Lives
Water Use by Sector in Canada

14. Water Awareness Rising Concerns with Our Water?
On average, every natural gas well consumes 5 million gallons of water.
Do you know what Fracking is?
Get Informed!

15. Reasons to use water re-fill stations
It’s convenient.  All buildings have water fountains
76 water fountains on campus, 39% are refillable bottle type
To show support for affordable and accessible public water systems
To keep plastic bottles out of landfills
To help reduce carbon emissions
Canada has one of the best public drinking water systems in the world
No touch water fill-ups reduce the spread of colds and flus
Use your Human Right to water!