Activity 2.2.1 My Water Usage - Environmental Science

 

Name of Water Calculator

URL

My Per Person Usage

My New Braunfels Utilities water bills

NA

41.83 / day per person

Hunter Water

https://www.hunterwater.com.au/Save-Water/Water-Usage-Calculator.aspxLinks to an external site.

9,336 gallons/household = 1,867 gallons per day per person 

Southwest Florida Water Mgmt District

https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/water-use-calculator

455 gallons/day for my household 

 = 91 gallons per day per person.

City of Bellingham, Washington

https://www.cob.org/services/utilities/pages/water-calculator.aspxLinks to an external site.

1654 gallons/day for my household

= 330.8 gallons per day per person


Average water usage during July, August, and September: 

- July = 6,725; August = 6,725; September = 6,725 
- 6,725 + 6,725 + 6,725 = 20,175 gallons / month

Per person per month usage : 
 - 20,175/5 = 4,035 gallons per person per month 

Per person per day usage : 
- 4,035/30 = 134.5 gallons per person per day 

As I have finally completed my research and received my results, I have realized that my household's water usage is above the US average. Using the Water Footprint Calculator, I use 134.5 gallons of water per day. This shows the use of water is way over the normal water gallon rate I should be using.




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