Residential
and Irrigation Uses
National averages show a typical family of four
(4) uses water as follows:
Inside Use |
Gallons per Day |
| Bathing |
80 |
| Bathroom sink |
8 |
| Cooking and
drinking |
12 |
| Dishwashing |
15 |
| Laundry |
35 |
| Toilets |
100 |
| Utility sink |
5 |
| Total
family use |
255* |
| *Equals
63.75 gallons per day per person |
Average water use for
inside using facilities:
Fixture |
Water Usage Needs |
| Bathtub |
25 to 35 gallons
per tub |
| Clothes Washer |
25 to 50 gallons
per load |
| Dishwasher |
7.5 to 16 gallons
per load |
| Shower |
5 to 15 gallons
per minute |
| Toilet |
Old - 3.5 to 7
gallons per flush |
| Toilet |
New - 1.5 gallons
per flush |
Average water use for
outside landscaping and swimming pools:
Outside Need |
Annual Water Usage Needs |
| Lawn |
2.35 c.f. per
square foot |
| Other Landscaping |
1.0 c.f. per
square foot |
| Orchards (fruit) |
1.0 to 1.5 c.f.
per square foot |
| Swimming Pool
(evaporation)* |
2.35 c.f. per
square foot of surface area |
| *Without pool cover,
1 c.f. = one cubic foot or 7.48 gallons |
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