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Conservation Info and Tips (1999 Residential End Uses of Water. American Water Works Association Research Foundation) By installing more efficient water fixtures.and regularly checking for leaks, households can reduce daily pe~' capita water use By about 35% to about 45.2 gallons per day Here's how it breaks down for households using conservation Gallons per Percentage of Total Uae Capita Daily Use Showers 8.8 19.5% Clothes Washers 10.0 22.1% Toilets 8.2 18.0% Dishwashers 0.7 1.5% Baths 1.2 2.7% · Leaks 4,0 8.8% Faucets 10.8 23,9% Other Domestic Uses 1,6 3.4% (Handbook of Wat;r Use and Conservation, Amy Vickers) If all U.S'. households installed water-saving features, water use would decrease by 30 percent, saving an estimated 5.4 billion gallons per day. This would result in do[lar-voiume savings of $1 t.3 million per day or more Ban $4 billion per year. · Water*conserving fixtures installed in U.S. households in 1998 alone save 44 million gallons of water every day, resulting in total dollar-value savings of more than $33.6 million per year. · Average household watar use annuallY: 127,400gallons · Average deity household water use: 350 gallons XeriscapeTM: Conservation Landscaping XedscapeTM is an increasing trend in landscape design. By combining water conservation practices with creative landscape design, you can create an attractive haven that's relatively hassle-free, 85% of all landscape problems are directly related to over watering. A prapedy designed and operated irrigation system can reduce water use by 20 percent or more each year. Grouping plants according to their watedng needs saves.a substantial amount of water. By using shade, rethinking traditional grass lawns, taking advantage of natural runoff, planting in Iow irrigation areas, and using mulch, your landscape can be transformed into a deautitul design that conserves water. For more information on XefiscapeTM contact your local water provider, landscape architect, or garden shops. The _.-~-. ,, ~ .~ also has products P=g~ 2 of~.