I’ve Been a Bad, Bad Girl.
At brunch the other day, my friend Drew mentioned that each person in Raleigh is supposed to try and keep their water usage under 35 gallons a day. (He clearly reads his bill more carefully than I do.) When I went to check my usage, I was at 52 whopping gallons a day! My first thought was that there had to be a leak. Second, I thought that most people in Raleigh are out of their homes using water elsewhere 40 hours a week, and I’m not. But still, I want to do whatever I can to get my water usage back where it should be. I’ve set up a little weekly calendar in the bathroom. I make myself check when I flush. It’s my little reminder to “let it mellow”, and I think it’s helping a lot. I went to Target and bought a lot of bottled drinking water. My only concern about it is that I have teeth that are very prone to decay, and this water doesn’t have fluoride in it. As a person who doesn’t shower every day (Oh just stop it. I have really dry skin.), I thought that I would be way below the average for sure. Guess I was wrong. Perhaps I’d better hang up a poster of Raleigh’s drought mascot, Rainy, to inspire me. What on earth?! I am amazed this actually exists!
Check your bill. How are you doing? It tells you right at the top.
Comment by libby
March 18, 2008 @ 10:14 am
i think we’re around 30 gallons a day. we do the mellow thing and the industrial bucket in the shower thing (which we use to flush the toilets and water what’s left of our indoor plants).
have you checked out dual-flush toilets? we’re thinking about replacing ours: http://www.kbdtoilet.com/
also, low-flow showerheads start at $14.99 at lowes or home depot.
there are all kinds of tips online for conserving water.