Tracking My Water Uses

Type of use How much water How many taken Total

used
Bath 36 gallons
X
Shower 5 gallons per min
WS—2 gallons
per min X
Teeth Brushing 2 gallons per min
WS-1 gallon per
min X
Hands/Face 2 gallons per min
Washing WS-1 gallon per
min X
Dishwasher 6-16 gallons
X
Dishwashing 8-27 gallons
by Hand X
Clothes 40 gallons
Washer WS-25 gallons X
Toilet Flush 3 gallons per
flush
WS-1.6 gallons
flush X
Glasses of 8oz per glass
water you
drink X

For 4 days, keep track of all the activities in which you use or consume water. Please take care to make
accurate or specific numbers of your use. Then calculate the total usage from your data. Present your water
usage in the chart above.

When counting think of the following

 Count the water that you use at home, and not at school or elsewhere.
 Count the number of times you do each activity each day, and write that number in the box or you
can make a tally mark until the end of the data period. Using tallies is the best way to keep track.
 Ask an adult in your household whether you have standard or low-flow showerheads and toilets or
water saving (WS). If you are not sure, assume a standard flow.

This is DUE: _______________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________