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My water bill is in cubic feet of water, we tend to use 600 to 700 cubic feet every 3 months coming out to 1,600 to 1,800 per month of water used, coming in to the house for 3 people to use for cooking and washing, we just got our first washing machine and it's not even hooked up, but I suspect that number will start going up.
Unlike Ben, I do water the garden because our soil is sand, but I have 500 gallons of rain water that I use first and the only tap water I use is for a little apple tree, 5 to 10 gallons per day hauled with a bucket.
My house has 3 adults, two low flow toilets (1.28 gpf and a 1.1/1.6 dual flush), low flow shower heads and we try not to let the water run while washing dishes or brushing teeth, I personally have a juice glass that I fill half way with water to brush my teeth with, half a cup of water is plenty, but my basic water saving rule is, don't turn a faucet on if the drain is open, if you always plug the drain or put a container under the faucet then you can see how much water you are using.
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