Frequently Asked Question
Water Consumption and Leak Facts
Last Updated 2 years ago
Source: EPA.GOV
By installing more efficient water fixtures and regularly checking for leaks, households can reduce daily indoor per capita water use by about 35% to about 45.2 gallons per day:
Kitchen:
In Gallons per Minute (GPM)
By installing more efficient water fixtures and regularly checking for leaks, households can reduce daily indoor per capita water use by about 35% to about 45.2 gallons per day:
Kitchen:
- Hand washing uses approximately 2 gallons per minute (GPM)
- A High Efficiency Dish Washer uses between 4 to 6 gallons per load. You can consume up to 35 percent less water by doing a full load of dishes, which have not been pre-rinsed, in your dishwasher instead of by hand
- High efficiency toilets use 1.28 gallons per flush or less, non-efficient toilets use up to 5 gallons per flush
- A silent toilet leak can be as small as 30 gallons per day (GPD). Larger leaks can be up to 6 gallons per min
- High efficiency shower heads use 2 GPM, or 20 gallons for a 10 minute shower. Non-efficient shower heads use up to 12 GPM, or 120 gallons for a 10 minute shower, equal to the daily allocation of 2 people
- High efficiency clothes washers use an average of 8 gallons per load, standard washing machines use up to 40 gallons per load
- Typical residential sprinkler systems with Pop-Up Spray Heads will use approximately 2 GPM, per head. To estimate consumption, multiply the number of heads by 2, then by the minutes (Run Time) This will give you the approximate gallons used per cycle
- A broken main or lateral line 1” or smaller will waste between 1,200 to over 3,000 gallons per hour
- Medical Needs, Irrigated Landscape Area, New Irrigated Landscape Area, and Other Instances are processed by the conservation department
In Gallons per Minute (GPM)
- Dripping Faucet: .007-.14 GPM
- Flowing Faucet: .5 GPM to 6 GPM
- Leaking/Running Toilet: .1 GPM to 6 GPM
- Broken Sprinkler: 5 GPM to 20 GPM
- Concealed Leaks/Broken Mainline: .1 GPM to 20 GPM
- Dripping Faucet: 10 GPD to 200 GPD
- Flowing Faucet: 720 GPD to 8,640 GPD
- Leaking/Running Toilet: 144 GPD to 8,640 GPD
- Broken Sprinkler: 7,200 GPD to 28,800 GPD
- Concealed Leaks/Broken Mainline: 720 GPD to 28,800 GPD