Is it more of a water bill thing, or do you actually effect the water supply? (Long showers, dishwashers, etc)
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I work for the water company and it’s very hard to read some of these comments.
Most potable water comes from rivers or wells. The water goes through a filtration and disinfection process. Samples are taken. Water is pumped to water towers. Water towers feed homes with gravity fed water pressure.
You run the sink while you brush your teeth wasting that water.
The water goes down the drain into either a septic system or a sewer system. If it’s septic the water is distributed onto your property through field lines.
If it’s sewer the waste water gets pumped back to a water treatment facility where the solids and liquids are separated. The solids get treated until they meet requirements to be either buried or used for growing hay for livestock. The liquids get treated to state, local and federal guidelines and put back into the River.
Did you waste that water when you brushed your teeth? Yes. Did it disappear? No
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