Indoor Water Conservation

Did you know?

• The average person in the U.S. uses 100 gallons of water each day.

• A typical home can waste 11,000 gallons of water every year due to running toilets, dripping faucets, and other household leaks.

• Toilets built before 1992 may use between 3.5 and 7 gallons of water per flush. Under current federal law, new toilets must not exceed 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf).

• Average clothes washers use about 40 gallons of water per load, while high-efficiency clothes washers use less than 20 gallons per load.

• Using less water will save energy and lower your heating costs.

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The average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of
2 gallons per minute.

Turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save 8 gallons per day.
  
  
Fix those leaks!

Dripping faucets can waste up to 3,000 gallons of water a year.

Leaky toilets can waste up to 200 gallons per day.