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What Uses the Most Water? 69 Gallons/Person/Day Other, 2 Gallons Faucets, 11 Gallons Shower, 12 Gallons Leaks, 10 Gallons Clothes Washer, 15 Gallons Baths, 1 Gallon Toilet, 19 Gallons Dishwasher, 1 Gallon Source: American Water Works Association, Drinktap.org 2010 & Handbook of Water Use and Conservation

Complete Water Conservation Exercises 1 & 2: What’s Your Water Use? Complete Water Conservation Exercises 1 & 2: What habits waste the most water? What habits can I change? How much water would I save? How much water could all of us save together? Complete Water Conservation Exercise 1: Discover Your Water Habits This exercise has residents rate and score their behaviors. Complete Water Conservation Exercise 2:How Much Water Can I Save By Changing My Habits. This exercise asks residents to match actions with water saving results to see that actions by tenants and occupants lead to the most significant savings . Have students work in pairs to identify 2 water saving habits they follow next month and estimate how much water will they save. How much will the class save as a whole – add up individual anticipated savings.

Property Management Actions Repair leaks Fix running toilets, fix flappers Install low flow faucets Install low flow toilets Install low flow clothes washers Reduce irrigation Flapper Be sure to remind tenants that they need to inform management of leaks. The bottom picture shows a toilet flapper. Often worn out flappers do not seal well and a small amount of water leaks continuously into the toilet bowl. The video supplied with the course materials (called “Flapper Movie”) shows this type of flapper leakage. You can tell if your flapper is leaking but placing a small amount of food coloring in the toilet tank (shown on bottom right picture), if you see that food coloring leaking into the toilet bowl, then the flapper is leaking.

Leaks Leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons/day Faucet leak 1 drip/second wastes 5 gallons/day Hot water leaks waste water and energy Leaks account for 14% of household water use Leak data from US Geological Survey. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sc4.html 2 am water meter shows leaks because most appliances are not running at this time (e.g, dishwasher, shower, ) Leaking toilet data from EPA Water Sense www.epa.gov/watersense If technology permits, show the “Toilet Flapper” video to demonstrate flapper leaks and ways to test your own toilet.

Water Saving Product Replacement & Retrofits Retrofit Option Fix leaking flapper Install WaterSense aerator N/A Replacement Option EPA WaterSense toilet WaterSense faucet WaterSense showerhead Energy clothes washer EnergyStar dishwasher Toilet Kitchen & Bath Faucet Showerhead ClothesWasher Dishwasher We’ve proposed options for saving water at each fixture. Less-invasive retrofit options are available for some fixtures and are a less expensive alternative to a full replacement. The fixtures we use are critical in determining and affecting our water use. In apartments the key fixtures to focus on are: toilets, faucet aerators, showerheads and, if allowed by management, clothes washers. There are water usage goals or rating systems for each of these fixtures noted in the slide. In some cases, the water pressure in a building may not be sufficient to install a the ideal low flow fixture (e.g., showerhead). In buildings with lower water pressure the trainer should pilot test low flow WaterSense equipment before installing throughout the building.   Show products, pass them around.

What is WaterSense? WaterSense is a label that indicates whether a product meets EPA water efficiency standards WaterSense Standards Showerheads < 2 gallons per minute Faucets <1.5 gallons per minute Toilets use < 1.28 gallons per flush & flush 350 grams of solid matter (they work!) www.epa.gov/watersense website lists EPA WaterSense products

What is EPA Energy Star? EPA program that sets energy and water efficiency standards for products, evaluates products, lists approved products. You may recognize the logo, it’s on appliances like refrigerators, televisions, etc. ENERGY STAR also evaluates clothes washers for energy and water use. www.epa.gov/energystar

Together, We Can Make a Difference! Bathroom 11 Gallons Don’t Run Bath Faucet Install Bath Aerator 1 Gallon saved/day Kitchen Sink 24 Gallons Don’t Run Kitchen Faucet Install Sink Aerator Showers 20 Gallons Shorter Showers Install WaterSense Showerhead See the Trainer Notes file for Water Savings for the assumptions used to generated the estimated water savings. Toilets 20 Gallons Report Leaks Repair Leaks Resident: 51 Gallons Saved/DAY Management: 40 Gallons Saved/DAY Together: 90+ Gallons Saved/DAY + =

What’s Your Action Plan Management Actions? Resident Actions? How will we track our progress? Brainstorm with residents about actions they can take to reduce water use. Identify management plans. Share data on property water use if this is available. A reasonable target is to achieve <83 gallons/bedroom/day or < 55 gallons/person/day. Who tracks this information for the property and can it be shared with residents.