Eli5: do you really “waste” water?

Question

Is it more of a water bill thing, or do you actually effect the water supply? (Long showers, dishwashers, etc)

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Answer 1

Since you mentioned it, dishwashers use very little water. You can hear how long they run the water before starting the cycle—it’s about as long as you would run it to wash 2 dishes. And they do that 2 or 3 times per cycle. So they’re washing dozens of dishes and only using as much water as you would to hand wash 6 or 7