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Understanding where and how much water we use is the first step in beginning to
conserve.
The Residential Water Use Calculator serves as an analysis of your current water
use and conservation potential, providing you with a long term plan to meet your
conservation goals. It is recommended that you review the calculator before
using it to determine what data you need to collect. This will be the longest
part of the process. The Calculator requires specific information about your
property, including:
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Construction Year |
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Number of family members |
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Indoor appliance usage data |
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(Toilet, shower, faucet, washing machine & dishwasher) |
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Zone-by-zone irrigation system details |
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Once this information is entered, determine which retrofit actions you are
interested in taking under the retrofit options pulldown menus. Based on your
decisions, your ‘Ranked Conservation Plan’ will be produced. As you complete
these steps, you will be able to view your changes graphically on the following
spreadsheet as your water use approaches your conservation goals. Finally, the
Water Use Calculator will produce an ‘Irrigation Calendar’ based on your plant
material, environmental factors, and irrigation system information.
Please be sure to save your progress frequently as the calculator will time out after 15 minutes of inactivity.
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