Pentair Water Components Catalogue 2023

390 meters Deepest hand-dug well: Woodingdean Water Well, UK 12,000 meters Deepest drilled borehole: Kola Research Well, USSR 13.5 million US households served by private wells 243 000 million m³ annual European groundwater abstraction water 60 % abstracted water returned to the environment Annual freshwater abstraction by source Average household water use UK abstraction limit without a license 1,000 liters per day 20,000 liters per day Rivers Resevoirs Groundwater Lakes 60 % 36 % 10 % 1 % 33% World population drink from groundwater 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 Did you know? Fact and figures Microorganisms from sewage and animal waste can lead to gastrointestinal diseases, infections and methemoglobinemia. Heavy metals from corroded plumbing, mining, refining and waste disposal can damage the liver, kidneys and other internal organs. Organic chemicals from house-hold detergents, pesticides and paints can also damage the liver, kidneys and circulatory, reproductive and nervous systems.