Water Use Calculator: A New Water Conservation Tool By Phoenix Water

Phoenix AZ

05 January, 2021

3:13 PM

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Press release from the City of Phoenix: January 5, 2021 Phoenix Water's new water usage calculator is a tool to help residents get a better understanding of day-to-day water consumption. Showers, dishwashing, laundry, toilet flushes, outdoor landscaping, and pools contribute to the resident's daily water use. "Water conservation has always played a critical role in Phoenix's water resource planning. As we prepare for a hotter, drier future, water conservation will be even more important for our city's resiliency and sustainability. The water calculator is an excellent resource to add to our water conservation efforts," said Councilwoman Thelda Williams, chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee. To get started, residents can visit Phoenix.gov/WaterCloud and click on the Home Water Usage Calculator. That calculator makes it easy to enter information about the household, such as family size, type of landscaping, age of the home, length of the average shower, and more. The calculator compiles a resident's optimal monthly water usage into a detailed report tailored to the household. In the report, residents can view monthly and annual water usage breakdown (in gallons), as well as graphs that highlight indoor versus outdoor water usage. Residents are encouraged to use a recent City Services bill to input actual usage for a more accurate comparison. The calculator produces an estimate, and actual usage may vary. Phoenix Water's water usage calculator is one of the 14 water conservation measures recommended by the Water Conservation Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) and adopted by the Phoenix City Council to maintain Phoenix's legacy as a water conservation leader. "Water is the foundation of public health, which makes water resource planning critical to desert living. This free tool allows customers to develop a plan for their indoor and outdoor water use. We must continue to implement new tools to encourage water conservation in an effort to preserve our water supplies and prepare for the future," said Councilwoman Laura Pastor. The Committee convened from May 2019 to Dec. 2019 to identify water conservation measures around three focus areas, including landscape requirements and guidelines, codes and enforcement, and education and outreach. The Committee was co-chaired by Councilwoman Williams and Councilwoman Pastor and comprised of citizens from the community with water expertise in the non-profit, private, and public sectors. This press release was produced by the City of Phoenix. The views expressed here are the author's own.