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Running a faucet for five minutes uses as much electricity (for water purification, delivery, and treatment) as burning a 60 watt light bulb for 14 hours? In fact, according to the EPA, 3% of the United State's electricity is used to purify, deliver, and treat residential water.

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Average US Water Price (2007): $1.50 per 1000 gallons

A dripping faucet can waste more than 2000 gallons of water per year

Americans drink 110 million gallons of water per year

Less than 2% of Earth's water supply is fresh

 

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Welcome to Water Conservation Measures. This site provides information about ways that you can cut your water use, saving money and reducing your carbon footprint. When most people think about issues like global warming, they only focus on things like transportation and power generation. However, the purification, delivery, and treatment of residential water uses a large amount of electricity--enough to greatly increase your carbon footprint. When you take into account the fuel and other resources consumed by the companies that manage our residential water infrastructure, the cost and environmental impact of wasted water increases dramatically.

In order to help you conserve water and do your part for the environment, this site provides an analysis of residential water conversation measures, information on the cost effectiveness of such water conservation measures, and practical tips to help you reduce the amount of water that you use. However, this site is only a jumping-off point. Since residential water consevation is such a complicated matter, this site provides links to other resources that cover different water conservation topics in more detail.

Think about it...

How much water do you use every day? Although the average human only needs to drink a few litres of water every day, people living in modern societies tend to consume water for a myriad of other tasks. For example, simply taking a bath can use 37 gallons of water! A shower? 40 gallons! Even menial, everyday tasks use a lot of water--washing dishes by hand can take up to 20 gallons. When you add all these water-wasters up, the average American uses 140-170 gallons of water per day! Luckily, saving water is easy--it just requires putting a little extra thought into your daily activities. By choosing alternative to water-wasting activities and technologies, you can reduce your water waste and do your part to help the environment while saving some money in the process.