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75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, but only .1% of it is drinkable. Countless organisms depend on it to survive, including humans. Mushrooming urban populations, inefficient water use, pollution and a variety of other factors have permanently affected marine life and human life on the planet. Did you know that: • 20 percent of endangered freshwater fish are endangered or extinct? • Over 1 billion people don't have access to clean drinking water? • 70 percent of potable water is used for agriculture? • 22 years from now, half the world's population will be "water stressed?" The good news: international governing bodies like the United Nations and the World Bank have started implementing new policies to sustain the environment and conserve water. Countries are realizing that water is an important shared resource. And individuals are taking actions in their everyday lives to conserve water, because more for us means less for someone else