Wastewater is sent through sewage systems to these facilities to be treated and decontaminated before being released into water bodies. However, if not properly treated, the release of wastewater can cause harmful environmental pollution.
On average, 24 percent of residential water use in the United States is from flushing toilets. Though many American households have individual septic tank systems buried on their property, approximately 80 percent of Americans rely on wastewater treatment facilities. Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States
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Other statistics that may interest you Water industry in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Key figures of the water industry in England & Wales 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual daily water usage per person in the UK 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Revenue of water and sewer utilities in the UK FY 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of hours water firms discharged sewage into England waterways 2022
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Customer satisfaction scores of UK water companies 2022
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Average water usage per person per day in England and Wales 2016-2022
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- Premium Statistic Average daily household water use per person in England & Wales FY 2022, by company
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Average household water and sewerage bill in the United Kingdom 2021-2024
- Premium Statistic Average household water & sewerage bill in in England and Wales 2021-2024, by company
- Premium Statistic Average household sewerage bill in England and Wales 2021-2024, by selected company
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Environmental impacts
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- Premium Statistic Biggest causes of river pollution in England and Wales 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of times water firms discharged raw sewage into England waterways 2022
- Premium Statistic CO₂ emissions of water collection, treatment and supply in the UK 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic CO₂ emissions from sewerage services in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of pollution incidents caused by water firms in the UK 2020-2021, by company
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- Italy: water management in the industry sector 2018
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- Water use in homes UK 2010-2012
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- Italy: per capita supplied tap water 2015, by region
- Microsoft's use of water by source 2016
- Share of global freshwater withdrawals by major water use sector 2010
- Freshwater use in Russia in 2021, by purpose
- Licensed water abstraction in England and Wales 2000-2017
- Water use in Russia 2020, by sector and purpose
- Average time in the shower in the Netherlands 1992-2016
- Kellogg's intensity of water use 2015-2019
- Annual renewable freshwater consumption share globally by region 2015
- Facebook's total water withdrawals 2014-2020
- Water intake: Canadian manufacturing industries by province
- Views on household water meters in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
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- Microsoft's use of water by source 2016
- Share of global freshwater withdrawals by major water use sector 2010
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- Average time in the shower in the Netherlands 1992-2016
- Kellogg's intensity of water use 2015-2019
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- Facebook's total water withdrawals 2014-2020
- Water intake: Canadian manufacturing industries by province
- Views on household water meters in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
- Showering frequency in the Netherlands 2004-2016
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Environmental Protection Agency. (September 25, 2020). Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States." Chart. September 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Residential End Uses of Water in The United States." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Distribution of residential end uses of water in the United States [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, September 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175087/residential-end-uses-of-water-in-the-united-states/