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MCC Daily Tribune

Build Sustainability into Your Life - Be Water Wise

As of January 24, 2023, 42.99% of the lower 48 states are in drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. According to the EPA, showering accounts for nearly 17% of residential indoor water use which adds up to nearly 1.2 trillion gallons of water used in the United States just for showering!

  • Take a shorter shower - If each person in the United States reduced their shower by one minute, it is estimated it would save a combined 170 billion gallons each year.
  • Wash full loads
  • Use a dishwasher (using a dishwasher over handwashing for 10 minutes saves around 100 gallons of water a week).
  • Replace old showerheads with a Watersense (meets EPA criteria) labelled showerhead and save around 2,700 gallons each year

Ann Penwarden
Sustainability Steering Committee
03/01/2023