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Watch Your Water Ways!

Understanding where and how much water we use is the first step in beginning to conserve one of our most precious resources. This simple home water check-up will allow you to track your household consumption, both indoors and outdoors. After calculating your water use patterns, you can begin conserving in ways that work best with your lifestyle.
 

Water Usage Calculator
Total number of people in your household.       (Required)  
 
INDOOR WATER USE
SHOWERS & BATHS
How many showers per day on average does each member of your household take?
What is the average length (in minutes) of each shower? (10 minutes is average)
What is the flow rate (gallons per minute) of your showerhead?
(2.5 for standard showerheads)
Total number of baths taken each week in your household.
TOILETS
What is the average number of times each person flushes a toilet in your household per day?  (4 is average)
How many gallons does your toilet use per flush?
(1.6 for standard toilets)
FAUCETS

How many times each day does each household member use faucets to shave, 

brush teeth, wash hands and face, etc.?   (3 is average)

How many minutes on average does the water run during each use?  (1 minute is average) 
WASHING DISHES
How many times are dishes washed by hand each day?
How many minutes on average does the water run during each dishwashing?
If you have a dishwasher, how many times is it used each week?

The average dishwasher uses 15 gallons of water per load.  Change this number 

if yours is different.

LAUNDRY
How many loads of laundry are done by members of your household each week.

The average top loading washing machine uses 43 gallons of water per load, change this number if yours is different.

   
OUTDOOR WATER USE
LAWN WATERING & OTHER USES
How many times is your lawn watered through a sprinkler system each week?
How many minutes is the lawn watered per watering?  
(Usage is 15 gallons per minute)

How many minutes on average do you use your outdoor water spigot per week?

(Usage is 2 gallons per minute).


                            

RESULTS
PER PERSON DAILY WATER USE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD (gallons)
INDOOR WATER USE OUTDOOR WATER USE
Showers & Baths Lawn Watering
Toilets Other Outdoor Uses
Faucets GENERAL WATER USE
Hand Washing Dishes
Dishwasher
Laundry
Click one of the categories above to learn how to reduce your water usage.

COMPARISON BETWEEN YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND
THE TAMPA AVERAGE* HOUSEHOLD
  Your Household  Usage Tampa's Average Household Usage
Interior gallons per day
Exterior gallons per day
 
Total Household Gallons of Water Used in the House
  Per Day Per MonthPer Year
Your Household
Tampa Average
Comments:
*Based on Tampa Water Department data.

** All calculations are rounded to the gallon

Disclaimer: Information provided by the Water Use Calculator are estimates only and may not reflect actual usage at your location. Estimated usage is based on industry average and user input and may not accurately reflect individual location use and/or practice.


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