Water Shortage Contingency Plan With Staged Mandatory Reductions And Drought Surcharges
Del Oro Water Company’s (DOWC) supply of water may be interrupted or reduced due to a variety of circumstances; for instance, in response to a drought or other catastrophic event. This Schedule builds upon DOWC’s Rule 14.1 and provides it with additional means to achieve necessary reductions in water use.
Water Facts, Did you Know?
A dripping faucet can easily consume:
15 Gallons per day
450 Gallons per month
A leaking toilet at 1/2 GPM can waste:
720 Gallons per day
21,600 Gallons per month
Watering Garden for 2 hr./day at 5 GPM (Avg. Use) can waste:
18,000 Gallons per month
Old, less-efficient washing machines
Around 7,000 Gallons per year
A single drip every second can waste:
7 Gallons in just 24 hours…. that’s 210 Gallons wasted in just 30 days!
A leak in a 1/2 in. pipe can waste:
60,900 gal. per day
1,827,000 gal. per month
A leaking 1/4 in. pipe can waste:
15,226 gal. per day
456,800 gal. per month that’s 1,370,400 per quarter
A broken service line can waste:
An average of 8,100 Gallons every 9 hours