Currently, one out of six gallons of water acquired, treated and pumped by water utilities in the U. s. leaks back into the ground before it can be used by a home or business.

目前，美国的自来水公司每提取、处理和输送6加仑水，其中就有1加仑在居民或企业使用之前漏回到了地下。

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Last year U. s. biodiesel production approached 700 million gallons.

去年美国生物柴油产量接近7亿加仑。

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An estimated 147 million gallons of gasoline evaporates into the atmosphere in the U. s. every year because of loose, damaged or missing caps on vehicle fuel tanks.

在美国，每年因汽车燃料箱的松动，损坏，或者盖子丢失造成大约14.7亿加仑的汽油蒸发到大气层。

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At more than 11 million gallons, it's the largest spill in the 10-year history of the pipeline system.

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In exchange, local governments will pool their share of the cost and reduce their pumping from today's 145m gallons a day to 90m by 2007.

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That's 85 million gallons of gasoline a day going unproduced.

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