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<br />Submitted to: State Office of Water Conservation <br />Submitted by: Jean Loose and Charles Johnson <br /> <br />PHASE 2: <br /> <br />A log sheet was placed at 240 lavatory sinks throughout <br />the agency. Instructions were given for staff washing hands at <br />that sink to put a tally mark on the log sheet under the <br />appropriate shift schedules for two different 24 hour periods. <br />This tally was to obtain the frequency that each sink was used. <br />This data was used to prioritize where it would be economically <br />feasible to put infrared faucets should GJRC obtain the grant <br />funding. <br /> <br />PHASE 3: <br /> <br />To actually measure the time water runs and the amount that is <br />used in a correctly performed hand wash, measurements were <br />done five different times at GJRC with the current lavatories and <br />five different times at the Fruita golf course using their infrared <br />automatic faucets. Even though a 15 second hand wash is <br />recommended by the Center for Disease Control, water at the <br />GJRC actually runs 45 seconds with current faucets. The time <br />water runs per each hand wash is shown below in table 2. <br /> <br />TABLE 2 <br /> <br />. HAND WASHING REGULAR AUTOMATIC <br /> STEPS FAUCET FAUCET <br />1. Turn on water. <br /> Wet hands. 5 seconds 3 seconds <br />2. Apply soap 5 0 <br />3. Scrub wrists <br /> and hands 15 0 <br />4. Rinse hands 10 7 <br />5. Dry hands turn water off 10 0 <br />TOTAL TIME 45 SECONDS 10 SECONDS <br />TOTAL WATER USED 1 GALLON 1/8 GALLON <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />