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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Apparently the average Calgarian uses 7,000L/month which is ~230L/day - if you can lower that to even 150L/day for a day or two I would agree that you are making some strides. Yes, it matters. I'll give you that. But when 7% of the commercial accounts are using 34% of the cities water, the math is clear where the majority of the consumption is coming from and where the most rapid and reliable relief in a situation like this can be found.
Even that 230L/day figure above seems ridiculously high compared to any usage I would approach. The typical shower is ~50L, dishes ~13L, laundry ~50L, handwashing ~10L. Even if you assume you're doing the laundry everyday in addition to the shower, handwashing and dishes, you aren't even hitting anywhere near that number.
A lot of people must be beyond reckless with water consumption and are simply ignorant to water usage. If that is the case you are certainly not reaching them during a time like this anyway.
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50L Shower (A 5 minute shower is actually supposed to be closer to 75-90L)
13L Dishes
50L Laundry (Supposed to be closer to around 80-150L per load depending on age of washer)
10L Handwashing
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120L
There's also still significant usage for things like:
??L Drinking/food prep/cooking
??L Flushing (bathroom)
??L Brushing teeth/shaving etc.
??L Washing/cleaning house/vehicle etc.
??L Humidifier/evaporating
??L Plants?
and do you turn on the water and wait a moment for it to get cold or hot? That adds up too.