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GBlist: Re: water usage
In a message dated 22/09/97 14:59:19, Chris wrote:
<< The average seems to be somewhere between 80 and 110 gallons per person
per day. That's alot of water!
>>
By way of comparison, the average use in England is around 150lts/person/day,
which is 39.6 US gallons (conversion factor 3.785lts a gallon). There are
obviously a lot of eco-friendly people using a lot less than that - one house
I'm aware of that's running off rainwater is down to about 10 galls / person
/ day.
What are you doing with the stuff ?? I don't think we're inherently smellier
people walking around in dirtier clothes over here ( no replies on this
please!).
The maximum w.c. flush in England is now 7.5lts (2galls), and there's
pressure to allow use of cisterns with less than 1gall flush ( used
sucessfully in Scandinavia).
The latest washing machines (good ones) use about 55lts (14.5galls) for a
full wash cycle.
Matthew Hill
Leeds Environmental Design Associates
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