If half of the households across Region 9, replaced their pre-1994 toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets, annual savings would be more than 92 billion gallons—enough water to supply the city of San Francisco for more than 3 years.
By watering lawns and gardens more efficiently, Region 9 residents can potentially save a total of 410 million gallons each day—the amount of water that would flow from one garden hose running constantly for 120 years.
Retrofitting just 20 percent of households in Region 9 with water-efficient fixtures could save 104 billion gallons per year—the amount of water used by the entire population of California taking a shower every day for nearly 6 months.
If every household in Region 9 installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators, it would save nearly 30 million gallons every day—enough water in one day to fill the manmade lake that contains the world famous fountains at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Climate-related:
. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
. Most people don't realize that they can help address climate change by reducing household water use, but simple water savings can help reduce the energy required to supply and treat public water supplies. If only one out of every 100 American homes retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, water utilities in the United States could save about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year—avoiding 80,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions or equivalent to removing nearly 15,000 automobiles from the road for one year!
. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every 10 U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with new WaterSense labeled toilets, our communities could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year—avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!If half of the households across Region 9, replaced their pre-1994 toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets, annual savings would be more than 92 billion gallons—enough water to supply the city of San Francisco for more than 3 years.
By watering lawns and gardens more efficiently, Region 9 residents can potentially save a total of 410 million gallons each day—the amount of water that would flow from one garden hose running constantly for 120 years.
Retrofitting just 20 percent of households in Region 9 with water-efficient fixtures could save 104 billion gallons per year—the amount of water used by the entire population of California taking a shower every day for nearly 6 months.
If every household in Region 9 installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators, it would save nearly 30 million gallons every day—enough water in one day to fill the manmade lake that contains the world famous fountains at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Climate-related:
_. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
_. Most people don't realize that they can help address climate change by reducing household water use, but simple water savings can help reduce the energy required to supply and treat public water supplies. If only one out of every 100 American homes retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, water utilities in the United States could save about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year—avoiding 80,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions or equivalent to removing nearly 15,000 automobiles from the road for one year!
_. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every 10 U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with new WaterSense labeled toilets, our communities could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year—avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
Toilet-related:
_. Nine out of 10 new homes built in 2008 included at least two toilets. In fact, more than 3 million new toilets are purchased every year to install in new homes. We could save nearly 3 billion gallons of water per year if builders installed WaterSense labeled toilets into every new home built, saving the new residents $16 million in water utility bills annually.
_. Replacing a pre-1994 toilet with a new WaterSense labeled model can reduce water used for toilets by about 60 percent and save about 16 percent of total indoor water use. Savings for a typical household would be more than 10,000 gallons per year—enough to fill a backyard swimming pool!
_. Come Super Sunday, about 90 million people will be watching the big game. If all its viewers get up to use a toilet at halftime, the result would be about 300 million gallons flushing in near sync—now that's one super flush! However, if everyone owned a WaterSense labeled toilet, the occurrence would only require about a third of that amount—saving nearly 200 million gallons from being used!
_. If a family of four replaces their older, inefficient toilets with new WaterSense labeled toilets, it could save them more than 16,000 gallons per year. Retrofitting their house could save the family approximately $2,000 in water and wastewater bills over the lifetime of the toilets.
. Don't use your toilet as a wastebasket by flushing tissues. Eliminating just one flush per day can save nearly 1,300 gallons per year, or enough to wash about 32 loads of laundry. If every household in the U.S. reduced their toilet water use by one flush a day, it could save more than 130 billion gallons.
. Did you know that flushing an old inefficient toilet is like flushing twice? Older model toilets use more than twice the amount of water per flush than their new, high-efficiency counterparts. In fact, it only takes 37 flushes of an older toilet – a little more than a week's worth for one person – to use as much water as 101 flushes of a WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet.
. The average American uses about 18 gallons of water per day simply by flushing their older, pre-1994 toilets. Citizens in more than 60 countries around the world—including China, Venezuela, Romania, Afghanistan, and Pakistan—use about the same daily amount of water or less for all domestic uses, not just flushing the toilet. By installing WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilets, Americans can reduce the amount of water flushed down their toilets by more than 60 percent. Look for the WaterSense label!
. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every ten U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with a new WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet, we could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year – avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
. If all older, inefficient toilets existing in the United States were replaced by WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons annually. That's equivalent to 15 days worth of flow over Niagara Falls.
_. Did you know that flushing an old inefficient toilet is like flushing twice? Older model toilets use more than twice the amount of water per flush than their new, high-efficiency counterparts. In fact, it only takes 37 flushes of an older toilet – a little more than a week's worth for one person – to use as much water as 101 flushes of a WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet.
_. The average American uses about 18 gallons of water per day simply by flushing their older, pre-1994 toilets. Citizens in more than 60 countries around the world—including China, Venezuela, Romania, Afghanistan, and Pakistan—use about the same daily amount of water or less for all domestic uses, not just flushing the toilet. By installing WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilets, Americans can reduce the amount of water flushed down their toilets by more than 60 percent. Look for the WaterSense label!
_. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every ten U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with a new WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet, we could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year – avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
_. If all older, inefficient toilets existing in the United States were replaced by WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons annually. That's equivalent to 15 days worth of flow over Niagara Falls.
Faucets and Showerheads:
_. Bathrooms are by far the largest water user in the home–responsible for about half of all indoor water use. But some simple changes to everyday habits can save considerable amounts of water. By turning off the water while you brush your teeth and shave, you can save up to 8 and 10 gallons, respectively. Assuming that you brush your teeth twice daily and shave 5 days a week, you could save as much as 5,000 gallons of water per year by simply turning off the tap–that's enough for more than a year's worth of showering!
_. Easily corrected household water leaks rob homeowners of 12% of their water bill. Primary types of leaks are leaking toilet flappers, and leaking faucets and other valves. All are easily correctable. Leaks decrease by approximately 70 percent after retrofitting a household with new high-efficiency fixtures.
_. Using WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet accessories could reduce a household's annual faucet water use by nearly 600 gallons and 70 kilowatt-hours of electricity used for heating the water. That's enough water to do 14 loads of laundry and enough electricity to power your hair dryer for about 8 minutes a day for a whole year!
_. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
_. Installing high-efficiency faucets or faucet aerators could reduce a household's faucet water by more than 500 gallons annually – can have a payback period as little as one year and could save between 2850 and 8500 gallons and as much as $50 over the lifetime of the product!
_. If every home in the United States installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators in the bathrooms, it would save 60 billion gallons of water annually—saving households more than $350 million in water bills and about $600 million in energy costs to heat their water. Additionally, water and wastewater utilities would save 200 million kilowatt-hours of electricity normally used for supplying and treating that water.
_. Installing WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet accessories in your bathroom could reduce your household's faucet water use by more than 500 gallons annually. Retrofitting with faucet accessories could have a payback period of one year or less – and retrofitting with new faucets could save more than 8,000 gallons and as much as $150 over the lifetime of the products!
_. A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,100 gallons per year – that's enough to flush an HET nearly 2,500 times.
If everyone in your household reduced the length of their shower by 1 minute, the resulting savings would be more than 1600 gallons or enough water for a family of four to wash their dishes for a year. If everyone in America reduced the length of their shower by one minute, it would save approximately 180 billion gallons of water a year and about $3 billion in water associated costs.
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