{"id":12521,"date":"2019-03-28T08:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=12521"},"modified":"2019-04-02T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T13:13:41","slug":"a-day-older-a-day-water-wiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/a-day-older-a-day-water-wiser\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day Older, a Day Water Wiser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Water is a precious resource and our use (or misuse) of water has a direct impacts on our energy footprint. The water we use at home to do laundry, shower, or clean the dishes all impacts how much energy we consume: it takes energy to clean and transport that water, to treat and dispose of wastewater after we are finished with it, and to heat it when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Greg Allison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These Water Stats May Surprise You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Americans are one of the least conscious water users, and\ntherefore, energy consumers, withdrawing an average of 98 gallons each day. About 60% of that is used indoors for toilets, clothes\nwashers, showers, and faucets. Another 30% is used outdoors for water lawns,\ngardens, and plants, and the final 10% is lost to leaks in the pipes that\ndeliver water to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EPA estimates that if one out of every hundred U.S. homes switched an older toilet out for new, efficient one, the country would save more than 38 million kilowatt-hours of electricity –that\u2019s roughly enough energy to power 43,000 households for a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, hot water is responsible for about a quarter\nof residential energy use worldwide and requires a surprising amount of energy.\nIn fact, running hot water out of a facet for five minutes requires about the\nsame energy it takes to burn a 60W incandescent bulb for about 14 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be Water Wise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The close link between water and energy use means when we\nenhance efficiency in one category, we are often increasing the sustainable use\nof the other. Here are a few ways to be water wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install of water efficient appliances, low flush toilets,\nand efficient washing machines. Look for the WaterSense products, which backed\nby independent, third-party certification and meet EPA\u2019s speciation for water\nefficiency and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut your average shower time to five minutes and wash only\nfull loads of clothes. Each of these actions can reduce average water use by 7\nto 8% per shower or load of laundry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capture rainwater to water your garden or lawn, or simply shift\nto plants that do not require the same amount of water to sustain them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pledge to be Water Wise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Commit to being a more conscious water and energy consumer for the good of people and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the Pledge ><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Water is a precious resource and our use (or misuse) of water has a direct impacts on our energy footprint. The water we use at home to do laundry, shower, or clean the dishes all impacts how much energy we consume: it takes energy to clean and transport that water, to treat and dispose of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":12522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/2168GregAllison7531_water.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3fX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17212,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/u-s-finally-goes-big-on-climate\/","url_meta":{"origin":12521,"position":0},"title":"U.S. Finally Goes Big on Climate\u00a0\u00a0","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"October 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Between an ongoing pandemic, political division, inflation, and war, the news headlines are undeniably grim. 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