RE: Potable Drinking Water & Wastewater

["Minicucci, Bob" <rminicucci@des.state.nh.us>]

I dug up my old college text Water Supply & Wastewater Removal, Fair Geyer & Okun, 1966 (!!) J, Wiley & Sons, NY, which cited (page 5-13) a 1962 USGS survey of 100 US municipal water systems: 41% toilet flushing, 37% washing/bathing, 6% kitchen, 5% drinking, 4% laundry, 3% household cleaning, 3% garden, 1% car washing.

 

Intuitively, I think the laundry number is low.

 

Robert P. Minicucci II, PE
NH Dept. of Environmental Services
6 Hazen Drive,
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2941

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Sutherland [mailto:donaldsutherland-iso14000@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:15 PM
To: p2tech@great-lakes.net
Subject: Potable Drinking Water & Wastewater

I am researching national wastewater reuse programs.

Can someone lead me to a source who can tell me on average what percentage of daily potable drinking water is used by households for toilet and washing functions?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Cheers,

Donald Sutherland 

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