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Compare water usage

By R. Neal
Created 10/22/2007 - 14:18
Assuming I'm reading our water bill correctly (according to Alcoa it's listed in units of 100 gallons, so 48 equals 4800 gallons), here's our consumption: • Jul: 13,200 gal. (4800 household, 8400 irrigation) • Aug: 31,000 gal. (3600 household, 27,400 irrigation) • Sep: 13,800 gal. (4000 household, 9800 irrigation) I had no idea watering the lawn used so much water. And our sprinklers have been shut off most of the summer due to voluntary and mandatory restrictions. (A year ago in July we used 43,400 gal. for irrigation.) Our household consumption looks high, too, for only two people. But we work from home so we are here most of the time. Anyway, how does yours compare? I'm going to start looking for more ways to conserve. I may start by paving the lawn or putting in Astroturf.

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