Did You Know?

• The average person unknowingly wastes up to 30 gallons of water every day.  That calculates to more than 120 cubic feet in a month.
• About 4% of the nation’s electricity consumption is used moving or treating water and wastewater.
• Gardening professionals agree that most lawns and yards receive more water than they need. Over-watering creates runoff that carries toxic fertilizers and pesticides into our streams, rivers, and lakes – where it can contaminate drinking water supplies too!
• If a family of four replaces its older, inefficient toilets with new WaterSense toilets, it could save more than 16,000 gallons per year (that’s more than 2,138 cubic feet!). Visit www.epa.gov/watersense to learn more.
• In one year, water leaks in your home can waste enough water to fill a backyard swimming pool.

See this brochure for more information such as water saving ideas and visit www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/programs/wue.htm to learn more about how you can use water efficiently.