As West Grows, Water Use Declines Thanks To Better Toilets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRH-H-Sg2E Throughout the western U.S., water conservation is in the toilet. And that's a good thing. Since the 1990s, a strange phenomenon has played out in arid western urban areas. Populations are booming while overall water use is staying the same or going down . The trend is clear in Denver, Albuquerque, N.M., Las Vegas, San Diego and Phoenix: Cities are growing and using less water in the process. It's impossible to give credit to one single solution, but one could make a strong case that the MVP award for water conservation efforts should go to the modern toilet. The toilet is the single largest user of water in the home. It uses more than the washing machine, the dishwasher, the shower or the kitchen faucet. About a quarter of all water that enters a home will flow through the toilet according to a 2016 study . Each day the average toilet will use about 33 gallons of water. That might sound like a lot, but it's a big improvement. In 1999 the