This statistic provides information on the volume of water that is wasted in the United States by common household sources. As of 2015, it was estimated that a faucet leaking one drip per minute could waste up to 34 gallons of water every year.
Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S.
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Gallons of water wasted
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Washington Post. (March 17, 2015). Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S. [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/
Washington Post. "Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S.." Chart. March 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/
Washington Post. (2015). Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S.. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/
Washington Post. "Estimated Volume of Water Wasted by Common Household Sources in The U.S.." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/
Washington Post, Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S. Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Estimated volume of water wasted by common household sources in the U.S. [Graph], Washington Post, March 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/801678/common-sources-household-water-waste-us-volume/