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Water Use Habits

 

TYPICAL USAGE GOOD, WATER-SAVING HABITS
Showering 20-40 gallons (5 gallons per minute) 5 gallons (wet down, soak up, rinse off)
Tub Bathing 36 gallons (full) 10-15 gallons (low-level)
Toilet Flushing 6 gallons 1.6 gallon with new standard toilet
Teeth Brushing 2 gallons (tap running) 1 pint (wet, brush, rinse briefly)
Hand Washing 2 gallons (tap running) 1 gallon (fill basin, rinse briefly)
Shaving 3-5 gallons (tap running) 1 gallon (fill basin, rinse briefly)
Dish Washing 20 gallons (tap running) 5 gallons (wash, rinse, in pan or sink)
Automatic Dishwasher 15 gallons (full cycle) DO ONLY FULL LOADS
Clothes Washer 36-60 gallons (full cycle) DO ONLY FULL LOADS
Outdoor Watering 5-10 gallons per minute Be sensible

 

 

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Minnesota Rural Water Association

217 12th Avenue SE
Elbow Lake, MN  56531
Phone: 218-685-5197
Fax: 218-685-5272
E-mail: mrwa@mrwa.com