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Saving Water is an Easy Green Practice.

Publication: Qualified Remodeler
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Saving Water is an Easy Green Practice.(Column)

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Saving Water is an Easy Green Practice

By John D. Wagner, CGR

There's lots of chatter these days in green circles about saving water. Candidly, United States water-consumption statistics are astounding. Even though just 4 percent of the nation's water (15 billion gal./day) is delivered in drinkable form to homes and businesses, a typical American family of four uses around 400 gal. of water each day.

All totaled, that's 408 billion gal. of water each day. About 120 gal. of that (30 percent) is used outdoors (landscaping, pools, washing cars). In aggregate, that's 7 billion gal. each day.

Moreover, it's energy-intensive to access and treat water. Treating water consumes enough electricity to power...

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