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Test your water IQ

Test your water IQ. How much water are you washing away?. Source: Natural Home Magazine/ BoulderDrought.net. How much Water is saved with a a low-flow showerhead?. 1 gallon per minute 4 gallons per minute 6 gallons per minute. How much water can a leaky toilet waste?. 80 gallons per day

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Test your water IQ

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  1. Test your water IQ How much water are you washing away? Source: Natural Home Magazine/ BoulderDrought.net Wright Design

  2. How much Water is saved with a a low-flow showerhead? • 1 gallon per minute • 4 gallons per minute • 6 gallons per minute Wright Design

  3. How much water can a leaky toilet waste? • 80 gallons per day • 1,000 gallons per day • 4,000 gallons per day Wright Design

  4. True or false? Filling the tub half full for a bath saves up to 40 gallons of water? Wright Design

  5. Newer model faucets(or those with a flow restrictor) save how much water? • 2 gallons per day • 0.5 gallons per minute • 2–5 gallons per use Wright Design

  6. Which is a good way to save water? • Use shower and sink water on indoor plants or gardens. • Use the garbage disposal less often. • Run only full loads of dishes in the dishwasher • All of the above Wright Design

  7. answers… Wright Design

  8. #1 (b)- 4 gallons per minute Normal showers spew 2–10 gallons per minute. A low flow showerhead can cut water use by about half. To remind yourself to take shorter showers, set a timer for a maximum of 5 minutes. Wright Design

  9. #2 ( c ) 4,000 gallons per day Huge amounts of water are wasted depending on toilet leak severity. Add food coloring to your tank to check for leak; if color shows up in the bowl, call the plumber. Wright Design

  10. #3 (True) Tub water capacity ranges from 41 to 82 gallons, so water savings depend on tub size. Wright Design

  11. #4 ( c) 2 to 5 gallons per use Faucets manufactured before 1980 use 5 to 7 gallons of water per minute. Newer models or faucets with flow restrictors use just 2 to 3 gallons per minute. Wright Design

  12. #5 (d) All • Use shower and sink water on indoor plants or gardens. • Use the garbage disposal less often. • Run only full loads of dishes in the dishwasher. Any of these measures will help you • conserve precious resources Wright Design

  13. Other facts http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/learn/conserve/resources/ConservationInfo.cfm Americans drink more than 1 billion glasses of tap water per day. On average, 50 to 70 percent of home water is used outdoors for watering lawns and gardens Daily indoor per capita water use in the typical single family home is 69.3 gallons. Wright Design

  14. % of residential water use to total water use? Wright Design

  15. “The only water-saving showerhead worth having is the one between your ears. That’s where all the real savings begin.” —Malcom Wells, Architect Wright Design

  16. 95 Ford Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924 831.236-0846 www.wright-design.net Wright Design

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