[Greenbuilding] measuring water use

[Paul Eldridge]

Hi Sacie,

For the 86 day period ending December 20th, our two person household 
used eleven cubic metres which works out to be 128 litres
per day (34 U.S. gallons).  Our highest recorded usage was for the 
billing cycle ending August 25th; over the course of those 83 days, we 
used an average of 181 litres/day (48 gallons).  Our increased 
consumption can be largely attributed to watering the garden and 
overnight guests.  Our lowest consumption was the 85 day stretch ending 
March 28th, when we used just 82 litres/day (22 gallons).

We have low-flow shower heads, 6 litre flush toilets (Kohler), and an 
energy and water efficient dishwasher and front load washer.  We're also 
both pretty frugal by nature, so we try to use water and energy wisely.

Cheers,
Paul

>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:13:08 -0600
>From: Sacie Lambertson <sacie.lambertson at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] measuring water use
>To: <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
>Message-ID: <47d59a59.25d7720a.11bf.ffffa1d7 at mx.google.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed;
>	x-avg-checked=avg-ok-591B6C86
>
>The current talk about flushing toilets combined with our recent 
>water bill reminds me to ask all for practical suggestions for 
>measuring overall water use.  Our bill was way high and I can't 
>believe two people can use that much water, unless of course there's 
>a leak somewhere  along our 1/2 mile line into our house.    Thanks,  Sacie
>  
>