-a quarter of the clean water that enters your home is used to flush your toilet
-flushing your toilet uses 11.36 litres of water
-one load of laundry uses 151.42 litres of water
-a ten minute shower uses 189.27 litres of water
-brushing your teeth with the water running uses 15.14 litres of water
Thesis Statement
Currently in North America, there are two systems utilized to harvest rainwater, rain barrels and underground catch basins. Rain barells function by allowing rain water to collect in barells, where they are filtered and sent to an irrigation or plumbing system. Catch basins are built below grade and the rainwater also runs to the catch basin and gets filtered. The rainwater can run into the catch basin either from the roof, or by finding a catchment area for the water to run through the soil to your catch basin. My goal is to find out what system is more cost effective, environmentally friendly, and easier to maintain.
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