How Much Water Is Your House Wasting?

How much wateris your home wasting? Why Conserve Water? While fresh water is a renewable resource, the world's supply of clean, usable water is decreasing faster than it can be replenished. Frozen (Glaciers/Polar Ice Caps) Available for Human Consumption Salt Water Fresh Water Only 1% of all water is fit for human consumption! 970% Of that 3%, over 2/3 is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps, leaving less than 1% readily available for human consumption. Although over 70% of the earth's surface is water, 97% of that water is saline (salt water), leaving a mere 3% for fresh water. Save Money and Water with Low-Flow Fixtures and Appliances An average US family uses 127,000 gallons of water per year! Low-flow appliances and fixtures can help reduce that number. FAUCET WASHING MACHINE SHOWER HEAD TOILET If the faucet is run for 4 minutes a day... If you do just 2 loads every week.. If a toilet is flushed 15 times per day. If every other day you took a 15 min shower.. Normal Fixture 4,000 gal/yr 5,000 gal/yr 19,000 gal/yr 33,000 gal/yr Low-flow Fixture 3,000 gal/yr 3,000 gal/yr 7,000 gal/yr 9,000 gal/yr A water-saving faucet would save over 1,000 gallons of water per year! A water-saving washer would save over 2,000 gallons of water A water-saving shower head would save over 12,000 gallons per year per person! A water-saving toilet would save over 24,000 gallons of water per year! per year! Savings on water bill: Savings on water bill: Savings on water bill: Savings on water bill: 1-2%* 2-5% 9-12%* 15-18% *depending on location Total Savings per Household If all US households installed water-saving fixtures and appliances, it would save: 40,000 gal/yr All US Households per household 5.4 million gal/day! %D which is worth 11.3 million dollars! Savings on water bill: 30% In just one year, this amounts to 2 trillion gallons of water saved, $4 billion dollars! which is worth over SOURCES http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/wot/pafs/book_waterontap_full.pdf http://www.drinktap.org/consumerdnn/Default.aspx?tabid-85 http://www.fi.edu/guide/schutte/howmuch.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_resources eLocal.com Live Local - Search Local - eLocal"