Water Quality & System Information : Household Water Usage Calculation Page

Household Water Usage Calculation Page

Enter your daily approximate numbers below:

Water Use Table --- Inside Home
	Daily		Weekly		Avg Gals Used	Weekly Gallons Used
Bathroom Faucet		mins		mins	2 gallons/min
Shower		mins		mins	5 gallons/min
Bathtub		filled		filled	50 gallons/tub
Toilet		flushes		flushes	3 gallons/flush
Kitchen Faucet		mins		mins	3 gallons/min
Dishwasher		loads		loads	11 gallons/load
Full loads of laundry		loads		loads	40 gallons/load
Estimated Weekly Gallons of water used INSIDE:

 

Water Use Table --- Outside Home
	Daily		Weekly		Avg Gals Used	Weekly Gallons Used
Irrigation     # of Stations   # of times per week   # of minutes per run*				mins	15 gallons/min**
Car Washing		mins		mins	5 gallons/min
Watering plants		mins		mins	5 gallons/min
Miscellaneous (pools, etc.)		mins		mins	5 gallons/min
Estimated Weekly Gallons of water used OUTSIDE:

 * Zone minutes may vary. Enter highest zone run-time. 
 ** Gallons per minute vary depending on the type of zone (bubbler, pop up spray, rotor, or drip), manufacturer, static pressure of the system, number of sprays or length of drip tubing and size of valve and piping.

Irrigation Use & Calculation Information

 

                           

Percentage of Household Water Usage - Weekly
	Weekly Gallons Used	Weekly Percent of Usage	Average Brushy Creek*	Average 17 Texas Cities*
Inside Home Usage		%	1,447.6 gallons (47%)	1,344 gallons (64%)
Outside Home Usage		%	1,652.0 gallons (53%)	756 gallons (36%)
Total Inside + Outside Usage

 * 2010-2011 data from the Texas Water Development Board - The Grass Is Always Greener...Outdoor Residential Water Use In Texas.       

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      NOTE:  All calculations are based on average flow rates.  Your actual usage may
      vary depending on the actual flow rate of your faucets, toilets, irrigation, etc.