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* 50-70% of household usage is outdoors (e.g. lawns and gardens), average American uses 100 gal/day [https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/drinking_water/pdf/27icwaterfactspdf.pdf source: CT DPH] | * 50-70% of household usage is outdoors (e.g. lawns and gardens), average American uses 100 gal/day [https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/drinking_water/pdf/27icwaterfactspdf.pdf source: CT DPH] | ||
* Average American uses 82 gal/day [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2018/3035/fs20183035.pdf source: USGS] | * Average American uses 82 gal/day [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2018/3035/fs20183035.pdf source: USGS] | ||
| + | * Average Californian uses 108 gal/day [https://www.neefusa.org/story/water/home-water-use-united-states source: National Environmental Education Foundation] | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 26 December 2023
Yield: 1 acre * 1 inch rainfall per year = 6.273e+6 in^3 / year = 27160 gallons per year Usage estimate:
- 50-70% of household usage is outdoors (e.g. lawns and gardens), average American uses 100 gal/day source: CT DPH
- Average American uses 82 gal/day source: USGS
- Average Californian uses 108 gal/day source: National Environmental Education Foundation