and person to person, on average, americans use 183 gallons of water a day for cooking, washing, flushing, and watering purposes. the average family turns on the tap between 70 and 100 times daily.
a clothes washer uses about 50 gallons of water (the permanent press cycle uses an additional 15 gallons).
it takes 12 to 20 gallons of water to run an automatic dishwasher for one cycle.
about 2 gallons of water go down the drain when the kitchen faucet is run until the water’s cold.
flushing a toilet requires 2 to 7 gallons of water.
about 25 – 50 gallons are needed for a tub bath.
a typical garden hose can deliver 50 gallons 