RE: Water update/poachers

[eevans@moscow.com]

More fun numbers from the American Water Works Association[1].

Use, Gallons per Capita, Percentage of Total Daily Use 
Showers, 12.6, 17.3% 
Clothes Washers, 15.1, 20.9% 
Dishwashers, 1.0, 1.3% 
Toilets, 20.1, 27.7% 
Baths, 1.2, 2.1% 
Leaks, 10.0, 13.8% 
Faucets, 11.1, 15.3% 
Other Domestic Uses, 1.5, 2.1% 

-Ed Evans

[1] http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/pressroom/statswp5.cfm

> I can't speak for other poachers, but I fill
> two 50-gallon drums of water every other week.
> They supply my water needs for two weeks, unless
> it rains and my cistern fills.  I pay the suggested 
> two dollar donation.
> 
> This is a small amount of water compared to the 
> average urban user.  According to the American Water 
> Works Association: 
> 
> + The average household uses 350 gallons of water a day.
> 
> + The average 1/4 acre lawn can use over 3,000 gallons of water a week. 
> 
> 
> Dena
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