Cost Savings Benefits



If each home saved only 20 gallons of water each day, or 7,300 gallons per year, then in one year the impacts would be...
For the Homeowners
7,300	Gallons of water saved
$151 $175 $242	Saved (including natural gas for water heating, water, and sewer) or Saved (including propane for water heating, water, and sewer) or Saved (including electricity for water heating, water, and sewer)

For the Water Utilities
	Water Delivery
7,300	Gallons of water not pumped, treated and supplied to the homes
7	Kilowatt-hours of electricity saved
$1	Saved for energy
$0.006	Saved for chemicals

	Wastewater Treatment
7,300	Gallons of wastewater not removed from the homes, treated and returned to the environment
16	Kilowatt-hours of electricity saved
$2	Saved for energy
$0.219	Saved for chemicals

For the Electric Utilities
1,689	Kilowatt-hours of electricity saved
1	Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions avoided
0.074	Tons of Nitrogen Oxides avoided

For the Natural Gas Utilities
78	Therms of natural gas saved
1	Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions avoided
0.002	Tons of Nitrogen Oxides avoided

	The data in this table are based on these assumptions.