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St. Joseph’s NS

St. Joseph’s NS. Water Usage survey. 2009 – Co. Council . In 2009, we were allocated an expected usage We exceeded it by 114,814.8 litres!!! In 2009, we used a total of 462,981.5 litres of water Our school survey shows our consumption is going up. At School - Toilets.

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St. Joseph’s NS

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  1. St. Joseph’s NS Water Usage survey

  2. 2009 – Co. Council • In 2009, we were allocated an expected usage • We exceeded it by 114,814.8 litres!!! • In 2009, we used a total of 462,981.5 litres of water • Our school survey shows our consumption is going up

  3. At School - Toilets • 16 toilets surveyed in one week • 1427 flushes recorded • @9 litres per flush...12,843 litres of water • That makes 462,348 litres per school year (36 weeks) • 2,278 litres per person per year • That’s 12.5 litres every day...everybody!

  4. At School – Other water usage • Assuming 1 hand wash for every toilet flush • That’s 1427 hand washes per week... • 15 seconds=1.5 litres=2140.5litres per week=77058l p.a. • That’s 2.1 l per person per day

  5. At School - Staffroom • 275 mugs of tea/coffee per week...68.75 litres • Dishwasher used every day... 100 litres • 25 yoghurt cartons washed per week...15 seconds...37.5l

  6. At Home – Personal Hygiene • 47 households returned the survey • 27893.5 litres used per day...593.5 litres per house • For 150 households, that’s 83,680.5 litres per day!!! • Toilet flushing and power showers biggest offenders

  7. At home - Other • 6 litres per household per day on hot/cold drinks • Hardly anyone makes regular use of their garden hose • 122.1 litres per household for clothes/pots/dishes wash • Total of 33,915.5 litres of water per day per household

  8. 150 Homes and 1 School • Total combined daily use 104,927.65 litres per day • That’s 37,773,702 litres per year!!! (37,773.7 cubic m) • At current co. Council rates, that's €81,591.20) • Some committee members feel 3c/litre is a fair price • The above usage would then cost ... €1,133,211!!!

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