Water

• Using less water is simply a matter of changing some habits that we have been indoctrinated with since we were children.
• Level I- don’t shower or flush as much
• Level II- install low flow faucets and toilets
• Level III- practice grey water recovery and rain water catchment.

Examples

• A family of four can consume something like 300 to 400 gallons of water per day on things like bathing, cooking, drinking, laundry and dish washing. Old toilets use about 5 gallons (20 liters) per flush. When you consider that a normal person flushes a toilet seven or so times a day, you can see that a family of four consumes more than 140 gallons per day by flushing alone http://home.howstuffworks.com/question183.htm

Additional Information

• This site is a description of average US water consumption. http://home.howstuffworks.com/question183.htm
• Here are a few water use calculators.
• http://www.tampagov.net/dept_water/information_resources/Saving_water/Wa...
• http://www.csgnetwork.com/waterusagecalc.html http://www.waterbudgets.com/ConserVision/CUWCC/DataInput.htm
• This is a guide to low flow plumbing fixtures http://www.toolbase.org/Technology-Inventory/Plumbing/low-flow-plumbing-...
• This site is dedicated to harvesting rainwater. http://www.harvesth2o.com/
• This site is a great guide to all kinds of DIY home water conservation projects. http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Water/Water.htm#Grey