According toWaterCalculator.org, the average household uses about 60 gallons of water, per person, per day.
Those numbers, by the way, dont count the water youll need for gardening and animals.
If youre looking for a more sustainable lifestyle, youll use more than the average suburban household.
We dont think about it most of the time, though.
We turn on the faucet and water comes on.
But what if one day it didnt?
Water Budgeting
Before we get into the alternative systems, lets talk budgeting.
Budgeting doesnt mean going without showers, it means thinking before you turn on the faucet.
Now, lets talk options.
Wells
Obviously, wells are a viable and even awesome option for a back up water source.
Their biggest drawback, of course, is that they can be expensive to dig and set up.
You should, however, expect to put in a lot of sweat equity.
ft) x (rainfall in inches) x 0.623 = collected water in gallons.
That means a 1,000 sq.
Plug in that number to your formula, and youll get your total collection for the year.
