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Helio Melo stated on June 07, 2012 in a House floor debate:

"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Tom Mooney• July 1, 2012

James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:

Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026

Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning":

Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."

By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018

Bloggers stated on December 09, 2013 in various Internet postings:

"By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan."

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2013

Robert Puente stated on September 20, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion:

San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."

By Sue Owen• January 17, 2014

Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet:

"Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."

By Nusaiba Mizan• January 19, 2023

Sally Bethea stated on April 09, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

"In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program."

By Willoughby Mariano• April 4, 2011

John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview:

Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.”

By Brandon Mulder• February 5, 2021

Charlotte Nash stated on May 18, 2011 in a speech:

"Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006."

By Eric Stirgus• June 1, 2011

Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article:

Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor."

By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017

Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”

By Paul Specht• January 30, 2023

Athens Banner-Herald stated on May 10, 2015 in a news report:

Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.

By April Hunt• June 24, 2015

Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting:

"We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage."

By Tom Feran• January 4, 2011

Brahma Chellaney stated on December 28, 2016 in a website op-ed:

"Asia ... has less freshwater per capita than any other continent, except Antarctica."

By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2017

Doug Whitsett stated on June 03, 2011 in a legislative hearing:

The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.

By Janie Har• June 18, 2011

Bloggers stated on June 05, 2018 in in a blog post:

"New law (in California) makes it illegal to shower and do laundry on same day"

By Bill McCarthy• June 7, 2018

Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry":

"We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."

By Katie Sanders• January 23, 2014

Leticia Van de Putte stated on February 16, 2011 in a press release:

"Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been documented of suction entrapment in swimming pools and spas, including 36 deaths of children."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2011

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District stated on June 16, 2015 in a press release:

Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.

By April Hunt• July 7, 2015

Tim Grendell stated on June 28, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:

"You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3 billion gallons flow out. ... Leaving us a net surplus of approximately 50 billion gallons a day."

By Aaron Marshall• August 8, 2011

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