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Water Facts
- Salt Lake area water users consume an average of 100,000 acre feet of water each year.
- During the summer, 40% to 50% of that water is used for irrigation needs.
- During the summer, area users consume 210-million to 220-million gallons of water a day (comparison: an olympic size swimming pool holds 1 million gallons).
- A typical family uses 500 gallons of water inside the home, per day.
- Crews typically use 100 gallons of water per minute to battle a house fire.
- Crews can use upwards of 400,000 gallons of water per minute to fight a large commercial structure fire.
(Source: Jeff Niermeyer, Deputy Director, Salt Lake Dept. of Public Utilities)
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