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Old 08-05-2011, 06:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
bennelson
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Originally Posted by darcane View Post
One thing to keep in mind, probably not all of your water goes to the holding tank...

Watering the lawn/flowers/etc or washing the car for example. Granted, you may use far less than average here too, but it will likely skew the "5x" figure to more like "4x to 3x"
I knew somebody would question that. But, no I really do hardly use any water outside the house. I NEVER water the lawn or flowers and only water the garden if it would otherwise be drought. Car washing is pretty minimal. When I do wash my car, I typically go to the carwash, that prevents dirty wash-water and soap running down my driveway, straight into the lake!
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