Madame Beck

participant impact

Do at Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 3 gallons (11 L) of water per faucet every day.

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Do at Home

I will calculate my Water Footprint to learn about my tap water use and "virtual water" use.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water

How does your view on water consumption change after completing this action?
Madame Beck 10/07/2021 7:51 AM
I am conscious of how much shower water I use but I know my family is not. They just like the hot water! We did install a tankless water heater to help conserve energy....but we do have to use more water because it does take a minute to heat on demand. I need to have this discussion with my fam to see how we can reduce the amount of water we use.

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Madame Beck 10/07/2021 7:49 AM
Doing the water footprint exercise really made me think about how my family uses water on a daily basis. I didn't think about how much water my long commute requires. Yikes!

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