HEADLINE #WATERHEROES 47 LIFE TAKES WATER 143 76,790 Bodies of water tested (oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, etc) Countries 120,098 Water Quality Monitoring events 137,703 Water Quality Monitoring Kits distributed 1,499,068 Participants It provides drinking water to over 30 million people (2005-2016) 1OUT OF 3 Americans get their drinking water from a river SPENT ANNUALLY on U.S. river-related recreation and tourism 2.9 MILLION Miles of rivers in the U.S. One of the largest drinking water sources in the United States, is the Lower Colorado River "We believe that all of us have a role to play in the fight for clean water and healthy waterways worldwide…and that the best place to start is in your own community. The EarthEcho Water Challenge is a program that can do just that – equip anyone to be an advocate for water resources. The Water Challenge is a water monitoring program that helps individuals, students, families, and organizations take the first step in creating positive change in their own communities." and is responsible for growing 90% of our nation’s winter vegetables. 90% 2017 it was named America’s Most Endangered River AtEarthEcho International... BY THE NUMBERS EARTHECHO WATER CHALLENGE $ 97 BILLION Water in U.S. Communities Join Us: monitorwater.org