Enter Your Water Use Information




Important: You must click the "Save Progress" sub-menu item at the top, before you exit the calculator or click any of the main menu links such as FAQs, or your progress will be lost.


What year was your house built?
How many people live in your home?


Specify the number of full and half baths in your house, and whether you have a dishwasher and washing machine.  Note that this calculator can only handle a maximum of four bathrooms.

Number of Full Baths Dishwasher? *
Number of Half Baths Washing Machine? *
Number of Extra Faucets
(Kitchen, Laundry Room, etc.)
*Answer yes if you currently use these appliances.

Toilets
Primary Secondary Third Fourth
Year gal/flush Year gal/flush Year gal/flush Year gal/flush


Showers
Primary Secondary Third Fourth
Year gal/min Year gal/min Year gal/min Year gal/min


Bathroom Sinks
Primary Secondary Third Fourth
Year gal/min Year gal/min Year gal/min Year gal/min


Additional Faucets
Kitchen Second Third
Year gal/min Year gal/min Year gal/min


Total Use:   How much does your family use each item per day?  If unknown, national averages will be assumed.

Total Toilet Use
Total Shower Use
Total Bathroom Faucet Use
Total Addnl Faucet Use
Flushes Minutes Minutes Minutes



How many dishwasher loads do you do per week?
What year was your dishwasher made?
What type of washing machine do you have?
What year was your washing machine made?
How many loads of laundry do you do per week?
How many gallons does your washing machine use per large load?


Do you water your property?  If you have an automatic irrigation system, please select the number of irrigation zones on your clock. If you water your property by hand, please enter the number of plant areas with similar water requirements.

 
WaterSmart Readers are eligible for $30 from the Water Conservation Office. The Device allows you to track your water use, check for leaks, and will aid you in completing this calculator. For more information, contact our office at 303-739-7195. Are you interested in purchasing a WaterSmart Reader?  





This section is not required because you do not have an irrigation system.

Select an irrigation zone from the list on the left, then enter details for that zone. Details will be saved as you switch between zones.


Zone Description
Plant Material
Square Feet
Exposure
Soil Type
Slope
Wind
Distribution Uniformity (DU)  

Enter the number of times per week that this zone is watered, as well as the number of minutes per watering.

  April May June July August Sept Oct
Run Times / Week
Min / Run Time


When you select the appropriate Water Use Calculation Method, the form below will adjust according to the type of data to be collected.  You do not need to use the same calculation method for all irrigation zones.


Water Use Calculation Method




WaterSmart Reader Information
  Test Run Time WaterSmart Results Use (gpm)
  0


Precipitation Rate Information
  Inches Per Hour Use (gpm)
  0


If you do not know the components of your system, own a WaterSmart Reader, or know your precipitation rate, you can use the following values as an estimate: 1.5 – 2 inches for pop-ups/spray heads or 0.5 – 1 for rotors.

Based on the data you input above, your totals for the current irrigation zone are below. Totals will only be calculated after square feet and watering times are entered, and gpm use is calculated.


Precipitation Rate Total Inches / Year Total Gallons / Year
0 0 0






Please enter your water use information for the past 14 months using your most recent water bill. If you do not have your most recent water bill, please click on the link below to view a copy. Enter each month's water consumption as it appears on your water bill, working from right to left on the graph on your water bill. After you enter your water bill numbers, click the update graph link to display the data.


What is your Aurora Water account number?
What is the street number of your billing address?
What is the month of your most recent bill?
Get a copy of your water bill.


December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January

 





You may choose to retrofit each item by choosing a retrofit option from each pull down menu. Rows that are disabled are not applicable to your property. Aurora Water offers rebates on high-efficiency toilets, washing machines, and Bluegrass to Xeriscape conversions. Click here to learn more about rebates. 
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Toilets Cost per toilet is assumed to be $100 for a 1.6 gpf toilet and $100 for a 1.28 gpf toilet if left blank. Install Cost is assumed to be $80 if left blank. If you are retrofitting a 3.5 gpf or higher toilet to a 1.28 gpf toilet the rebate will be $75 each for up to 2 toilets.

    Current New gal/flush Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
Primary   0
Secondary   0
Third   0
Fourth   0



Showers Cost per showerhead is assumed to be $30 if left blank. Install Cost is assumed to be $0 if left blank.

    Current New gal/min Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
Primary   0
Secondary   0
Third   0
Fourth   0



Bathroom Faucets Cost per Faucet is assumed to be $5 for an aerator if left blank. Install Cost is assumed to be $0 if left blank.

    Current New gal/min Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
Primary   0
Secondary   0
Third   0
Fourth   0



Other Faucets Cost per faucet is assumed to be $5 for an aerator if left blank. Install Cost is assumed to be $0 if left blank.

    Current New gal/min Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
Kitchen   0
Second Other   0
Third Other   0



Dishwasher Cost per dishwasher is assumed to be $600 if left blank. Install Cost is assumed to be $80.00.

    Current New gal/load Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
    0



Washing Machine Tiers range from 1 to 3. Tier 1 is the least efficient and Tier 3 is the most efficient. The gallons per load values were calculated using averages from each tier. Cost per washing machine is assumed to be $800 if left blank. Install cost is assumed to be $0.00

    Current Efficiency Tier Cost / Unit ($) Install Cost ($)
    0



Would you be willing to change your everyday water use behaviors? If so, fill in the boxes below with the new usage amount for the entire household. These values will be used to show how behavior changes will reduce your water consumption even further.

  Current Use New Use  
Toilets 5.1 Flushes Per Day
Showers 5.3 Minutes Per Day
Bathroom Faucets 4.86 Minutes Per Day
Other Faucets 3.24 Minutes Per Day
Dishwasher 2.35 Loads Per Week
Washing Machine 2.86 Loads Per Week




This section is not required because you do not have an irrigation system.

Select an irrigation zone from the list on the left hand side, then fill in the details for that zone. Note that Xeriscape rebates are only applicable for areas that are being converted from Bluegrass to Xeriscape or from Bluegrass to Native grass. If you are making changes, be sure to update the converted square feet field. If you are not making changes to this zone, leave the converted square feet at 0. On average, our customers receive $0.65 per square foot of turf removed and enter that rate multiplied by the square foot change to calculate an estimate of your rebate.   Click here to learn more about rebates.



Zone Description -
Current Plant Material -
New Plant Material
Current Sq. Ft. 0
Converted Sq. Ft.
Cost per Sq. Ft. ($)
Install Cost $0.00
Rebate $0.00