Charting Your Water Saving
 The best way to chart water saving is to either invest in a water chart or to create one yourself for your specific family or personal needs. Each individual has a different amount of water usage needs, and an acceptable average depending on where you live and what you do with the water. Each of these things must be taken into consideration.
It is best to chart both indoor and outdoor usage. Within each of these categories, more activities can be addedse.
OUTDOOR- during outdoor dry seasons most individuals water lawns and gardens much more often. Car washing, home maintenance, pools, and sprinklers are also much more popular, as well as general outdoor activities. The rate of per thousand gallons of water used increases as the number of gallons used per day increases. Therefore, the cost per thousand gallons of water increase due to dry conditionals and seasonal usage. With this knowledge it is possible to chart your water usage by noting the size of hose you are using as well as per the time that you are using the hose.
INDOOR water activities should also be taken into consideration. While the exact usage of water per appliance can be found instead manuals, below a rough outline is available.
| INSIDE ACTIVITY |
GALLONS USED
(conventional) |
GALLONS USED
(water saving*) |
| Toilet Flushing |
5 - 7 gallons
per flush |
1½ - 3½ gallons
per flush |
| Shower (water running) |
7 - 10 gallons
per minute |
2 - 4 gallons
per minute |
| Bath (Full tub) |
36 - 50 gallons
(conventional) |
30 - 40 gallons(conventional)
40 - 80 gallons(whirlpool) |
| Laundry Machine (full load) |
60 gallons top loader |
42 gallons top loader |
| Dishwasher |
15 gallons normal load |
7½ - 10 gallons normal load |
| Dish washing by hand |
30 gallons tap running |
10 - 20 gallons tap running |
| Shaving |
20 gallons tap running |
2 - 5 gallons tap running |
| Brushing Teeth |
10 gallons tap running |
2 - 3 gallons tap running |
| Washing Hands |
2 gallons tap running |
1 - 2 gallons tap running |
The average consumption of water daily varies from person to person, but on average it is about 70 gallons per person per day. This also varies due to the season. Another way to consider this information is to look into the amount of average daily and annual rainfall in your area. The use of recaptured water or grey water and strongly offset your use of water. The use of replenished water helps immensely in the lowering of the carbon footprint.
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