Water Budget Lab Alexis Demitroff

Environmental IssuesRichard Stockton College of New Jersey

Headwaters of the Great Egg Harbor WatershedBehind Berlin Home Depot

116 Walker Ave, West Berlin, NJ 08091

Photo credit: Akers, F. Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association.

Weekly Water Use Data

Total Water Used in One Week

516.24 gal

Use Appliance Frequency Gallons/ Week

Dishes Kitchen SinkMOEN = 2.2gpm

2x/day 192.5

Shower Shower HeadMOEN = 2.5gpm

1x/day 175

Toilet KOHLER= 1.6gpm 10x/day 112

Wash Hands

Bathroom SinkMOEN= 2.2gpm

13x/day 16.59

Laundry Maytag= 12.4 gal/ cycle

1x/week 12.4

Brushing Teeth

Bathroom SinkMOEN= 2.2gpm

2x/day 3.85

Drinking*includes cooking

Kitchen SinkMOEN = 2.2gpm

.37gal/day 2.64

Wash Face Bathroom SinkMOEN= 2.2gpm

1x/day 1.26

Weekly Water Use*measured in percent of total 516.24 gal/week

Toilet22%

Shower34%

Dishes37%

Wash Hands3%

Wash Face0%

Laundry2%

Drinking 1%

Brushing Teeth1%

Toilet

Shower

Dishes

Wash Hands

Wash Face

Laundry

Drinking

Brushing Teeth

Suggestions for Improvement:

• Use of a dish basin to wash dishes

• Turn off shower while lathering soap while washing body

• Ask campus to install low flow faucets on kitchen and bathroom sinks

*Percentages are rounded

References 25 Ways to Conserve Water in the Home and Yard. Retrieved from http://eartheasy.com/live_water_saving.htm.

Akers, F. Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association (GEHWA). [Power Point Slide]

Maytag. (n.d.). Maytag Commercial Energy Advantage: High- Efficiency Front-Load Washer. Retrieved fromhttp://www.maytagcommerciallaundry.com/assets//mcl-new/pdfs//DIMENSIONGUIDE/MHN30PDBGW_Dimension%20Guide_EN.pdf