Test your water IQ

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Test your water IQ
How much water are you washing away?
Source Natural Home Magazine/ BoulderDrought.net
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How much Water is saved with a a low-flow
showerhead?

• 1 gallon per minute
• 4 gallons per minute
• 6 gallons per minute

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How much water can a leaky toilet waste?

• 80 gallons per day
• 1,000 gallons per day
• 4,000 gallons per day

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True or false? Filling the tub half full for a
bath saves up to 40 gallons of water?
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Newer model faucets(or those with a flow
restrictor) save how much water?

• 2 gallons per day
• 0.5 gallons per minute
• 25 gallons per use

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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

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answers
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1 (b)- 4 gallons per minute
Normal showers spew 210 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.
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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.
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3 (True)
Tub water capacity ranges from 41 to 82 gallons,
so water savings depend on tub size.
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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.
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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

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Other facts
http//www.awwa.org/Advocacy/learn/conserve/resour
ces/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.
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of residential water use to total water use?
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The only water-saving showerhead worth having is
the one between your ears. Thats where all the
real savings begin. Malcom Wells, Architect
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