Prepared for Enterprise Community Partners

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Prepared for Enterprise Community Partners
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What Uses the Most Water?
69 Gallons/Person/Day
Other, 2 Gallons
Faucets, 11 Gallons
Shower, 12 Gallons
Leaks, 10 Gallons
Clothes Washer, 15 Gallons
Baths, 1 Gallon
Toilet, 19 Gallons
Dishwasher, 1 Gallon
Source American Water Works Association,
Drinktap.org 2010 Handbook of Water Use and
Conservation
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Whats Your Water Use?

• Complete Water Conservation Exercises 1 2
• What habits waste the most water?
• What habits can I change? How much water would I
  save?
• How much water could all of us save together?

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Property Management Actions

• Repair leaks
• Fix running toilets, fix flappers
• Install low flow faucets
• Install low flow toilets
• Install low flow clothes washers
• Reduce irrigation

Flapper
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Leaks

• Leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons/day
• Faucet leak 1 drip/second wastes 5 gallons/day
• Hot water leaks waste water and energy
• Leaks account for 14 of household water use

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Water Saving Product Replacement Retrofits
Retrofit Option Fix leaking flapper Install
WaterSense aerator N/A N/A N/A
Replacement Option EPA WaterSense
toilet WaterSense faucet WaterSense
showerhead Energy clothes washer EnergyStar
dishwasher
Toilet Kitchen Bath Faucet Showerhead Clothes
Washer Dishwasher
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What is WaterSense?

• WaterSense is a label that indicates whether a
  product meets EPA water efficiency standards
• WaterSense Standards
• Showerheads lt 2 gallons per minute
• Faucets lt1.5 gallons per minute
• Toilets use lt 1.28 gallons per flush flush 350
  grams of solid matter (they work!)
• www.epa.gov/watersense website lists EPA
  WaterSense products

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What is EPA Energy Star?

• EPA program that sets energy and water efficiency
  standards for products, evaluates products, lists
  approved products.
• You may recognize the logo, its on appliances
  like refrigerators, televisions, etc.
• ENERGY STAR also evaluates clothes washers for
  energy and water use.
• www.epa.gov/energystar

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Together, We Can Make a Difference!
Bathroom 11 Gallons
Dont Run Bath Faucet
Install Bath Aerator
1 Gallon saved/day
Kitchen Sink 24 Gallons
Dont Run Kitchen Faucet
Install Sink Aerator
Showers 20 Gallons
Shorter Showers
Install WaterSense Showerhead
Toilets 20 Gallons
Report Leaks
Repair Leaks
Resident 51 Gallons Saved/DAY
Management 40 Gallons Saved/DAY
Together 90 Gallons Saved/DAY


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Whats Your Action Plan

• Management Actions?
• Resident Actions?
• How will we track our progress?