Water Usage

When going about your day-to-day life you seldom think about such things as how much water you may use in a period of just 24 hours. For me this would include such activities as showering, brushing my teeth, flushing the toilet, doing laundry, washing dishes, as well as water I use to drink. I was amazed that after monitoring my water use, I had used about 93.48 gallons of water. This was a very shocking number to me because I had thought that I was doing somewhat of a decent job conserving water by doing things such as turning off the water while I was brushing my teeth and limiting the time I spend in the shower. But even though this number seemed high to me I was also shocked to learn that it was considered average among the United States. According to the Water Science website, the average water use in 24 hours ranges from 80-100 gallons. Of this flushing the toilet and showering account for the largest percentage. But with water conservation becoming a more popular topic these days it is not surprising that some local governments are starting to take action. In some areas laws have even been passed to limit how much water may flow from faucets and toilets per minute. I believe that due to rising concerns about water conservation that such laws should be passed at the national level in order to conserve the water that as a society we have taken for granted.