Household Water Usage and Water Conservation
Publications
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, by Amy Vickers. WaterPlowPress, 2001. Ordering: call 866-367-3300 or online at www.waterplowpress.com. The most thorough reference on water use and conservation.
Water Efficiency for Your Home: Products and Advice Which Save Water Energy, and Money, 3rd ed., by John Woodwell, Jim Dyer, Richard Pinkham, and Scott Chaplin. Rocky Mountain Institute, 1995. Available online: www.rmi.org/images/other/Water/W95-36_WaterEff4Home.pdf
Online Resource
www.h2ouse.org. This user-friendly website provides water use rates for household appliances, and recommended conservation strategies.