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'fo.jwrcd <br />"m,l!.(/\I must 1>.. d.-lIlffcd <II lh,: <br />"T'I'I"l'n,UCIIIllt"ufltlr'a.:l' <br /> <br />Plumbing Fixture!> \\'aler L'~e: Water Use: Per-Capita Reduction in Daily \\3.1er <br />tlig,h.Ufkiency Modd.. Pre-1980 Model" Uw hy Ihi.. Fixlun: (lr Appliance <br />Toilets 1.6 gal per nush "5-7 gal per nush 58% <br />Faucets 05-2.5 gal per mm 3-7 gal per min 13%. <br />Showerheads 1.5-2.5 gal permin ')-.8 gal per mm 4% <br />Appliances <br />Clotheswa..hers 24-48 gal per wash 56 gal per wash 38% <br />(14 lb_ capacity) <br />Dishwashers 7 gal per wash Q.5-H gal per wash :'>iSS <br /> <br />I- <br /> <br />Sources: Amy VICkers. Handbook o(Warer Use and Consef\lOuon. Amherst. Moss..:WorerPlow Press (ZOO 1 ). William DeOreo et 01.. "Rerrofit <br />Rea/itres. ~ JoumaI A'N'NA (March ZOO}) . EstJrnoted based on rerro(trong (aucets wr[h aen::l~, nor replaong the enure faucet <br />NSS ::;; Nor stausocofly signl(icam <br /> <br />C't'ZE...... 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