article_snippet: The days of long, luxurious showers on holiday could be numbered. 
article_snippet: Hotels consume a significant amount of water in the U.S. and around the world,' says a proposal on the EPA's website.
article_snippet: Most hotels do not monitor individual guest water usage and as a result, millions of gallons of potable water are wasted every year by hotel guests.'
article_snippet: Which is why millions of gallons of potable water want to create an app to monitor the amount of water hotel guests are using - and, millions of gallons of potable water hope, compel people to shorten people shower time by a minute.
article_snippet: a proposal on the EPA's website will be marketed to the hotel industry to reduce costs by promoting water conservation among hotel guests.
article_snippet: The current average length of shower is estimated to be 8.2 minutes or 17.2 gallons - but it's unknown how hotels will encourage guests to limit this.
article_snippet: A spokesperson for the EPA the EPA told The Washington Free Beacon that calling for the device was not intended to enable the monitoring of guests shower time. '
article_snippet: the EPA is encouraging creativity with water conservation efforts,' It’s ultimately up to hotels to use technology like the monitors being developed at the University of Tulsa said.
highlights_snippet: Environmental Protection Agency hopes hotel guest will reduce hotel guest shower times by up to one minute .