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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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