Hosepipe ban?

As of Friday 9 July the North West of England has a hosepipe ban. For what that means click this link to United Utilities.

So as we all go into a desperate decline because we can't hose the garden or the car here are some facts to put it all in perspective:

• 97% of all water is salty
• 2% is locked in snow and ice
• Only 1% is available for us to use
• 66% of all water use goes towards growing food
• In the UK a person uses on average 4645 litres per day - 30% of which is from flushing the toilet
• Millions of the world's poorest people subsist on 23 litres a day
• 46% of people on earth do not have water piped to their homes
• Women in developing countries walk an average of 3.7 miles to get water.

Now, should we really be complaining about a hosepipe ban?

For more information about water read the April 2010 National Geographic.