Originally posted by mkgd1 Check your water bill, you would be surprised how it adds up. Dishwasher, washing machine, shower, toilet flush. My 3 dogs drink about a gallon each per day.
Private well, so no water bill.
Dishwasher only runs once a week.
Laundry is two loads a week.
Toilets are 1.5 liter/flush, and I use the woods except for number two.
Both showers have low flow heads, and we get wet, turn the water off, soap up, then back on to rinse.
We collect rainwater to irrigate the garden and flowerbeds.
Since Zoe died we have no dog to consume water.
Since there is no meter I would estimate our daily use to be around 30 gallons a day.
But I also get that there is little incentive to conserve, and most people are quite cavalier with water as a resource, and waste plenty of it.