| How many children do you bath each day? Every | | | | Lessen the leaching of chemicals and sediments into |
| bath averages the use of approximately 50 gallons of | | | | streams and aquifers; Reduce stream diversions, |
| water. Your shower sends two gallons per minute | | | | thereby enhancing water quality, environmental and |
| down the drain. Teeth brushing one gallon, washing | | | | recreational functions. |
| your hands or face, one gallon, running your | | | | So in the interest of conservation, Utahns have been |
| dishwasher an average of twenty gallons per load, | | | | urged to run laundry machines and dishwashers only |
| washing them by hand, five gallons and throwing in a | | | | when they are full, shorten shower time and replace |
| load of laundry, ten gallons of water per load. Washing | | | | showerheads and faucets with water-efficient models |
| your car requires seventy gallons of water. Traditional | | | | and use a hose nozzle or turn off the water while |
| methods of carpet cleaning can use up to 160 gallons | | | | washing vehicles. Carpet cleaning may seem like a |
| of water. | | | | corner to cut in the interest of water conservation, but |
| The Utah Division of Water Resources has stated | | | | weighing and measuring the 160 gallons against 100,000 |
| that water conservation is imperative in order to: Delay | | | | dust mites per square yard and more than 200,000 |
| expensive capital investments to upgrade or expand | | | | microbes of bacteria per square inch, well, is it a |
| existing water facilities; Reduce sewage flows, | | | | conundrum? A necessary evil? Akin to the |
| delaying the need for more wastewater treatment | | | | aforementioned measures for conservation, routine |
| facilities; Conserve energy as less water needs to be | | | | carpet cleaning for a healthier home can be done |
| treated, pumped and distributed to the consumer; | | | | water smart. |