Americans use trillions of gallons of water each year. But, through education and awareness, this amount could be reduced dramatically. Here’s a look at the numbers associated with water and water conservation in the United States.

• 150 Trillion – Gallons of water used annually in the U.S.
• 3 Trillion -- Gallons of water saved per year if all U.S. homes installed water efficient products.
• 1 Trillion – Gallons of water leaked from U.S. homes each year.
• 18 Billion - Dollars saved per year if all U.S. homes installed water efficient products.
• 10,000 -- Gallons of water wasted annually from leaks in the average American home.
• 300 - Gallons of water saved per month if you shut off the faucet while shaving.
• 240 – Gallons of water saved per month if you shut off the faucet while brushing teeth.
• 8 – Minutes the average American uses the shower daily.
• 20 – Gallons of water used for the average shower using a standard 2.5 gpm showerhead
• 7.5 – Gallons saved by reducing shower time by 3 minutes.
• 70 – The average number of gallons used while taking a bath.
• 5 – Average times a day a typical American flushes the toilet.
• 17.5 – Gallons of water used daily with a 3.5 gpf toilet, flushed five times a day.
• 140,000 – Average number of times a typical American will flush in a lifetime.
• 490,000 – Gallons of water used in a lifetime with a 3.5 gpf toilet, flushed five times per day.
• 8 – Gallons of water used daily with a 1.6 gpf toilet, flushed five times a day.
• 224,000 – Gallons of water used in a lifetime with a 1.6 gpf toilet, flushed five times per day.
• 6.4– Gallons of water used daily with a WaterSense labeled toilet, flushed five times.
• 179,200 – Gallons of water used in a lifetime with a WaterSense labeled toilet, flushed five times per day.
• 5 – Average total minutes bathroom faucets are used daily by each American.
• 5 – Average time Americans use a faucet each day.
• 12.5 – Gallons of water used daily by Americans using standard faucets.
• 4,500 – Gallons of water used per year by Americans using standard faucets.
• 27,000 – Gallons of water used per year by an average American using a WaterSense labeled faucet.
• 7.5 – Gallons of water used daily by Americans using WaterSense labeled faucets.
• 33,000 – Gallons a family of four can saved per year by installing water efficient toilet, faucet and showerhead.
• 18,000,000,000 – Gallons of water American Standard product will save in 2010.
• 27,000 – Number of Olympic sized swimming pools that could be filled by the amount of water American Standard products will save in 2010.
• 1,000,000 – Dollar amount American Standard is donating to The Nature Conservancy to raise the awareness of water conservation worldwide.