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Water efficiency

Indoor

TOILETS >19% SAVINGS!

1.28 gal/flush toilets installed

1.6 gal/flush is current federal standard

3-7 gal/flush is typical for older toilets

SHOWERS >40% SAVINGS!

1.25 gal/min shower heads installed

2.2 gal/min is current federal standard

​5-8 gal/min is typical for older showerheads

 

BATH FAUCETS >25% SAVINGS!

1.5 gal/min faucets installed

2.2 gal/min is current federal standard

DISHWASHER >40% SAVINGS!

3.5 gal/cycle installed

​5.8 gal/cycle is current federal standard

9-11 gal/cycle is typical

WASHING MACHINE >40% SAVINGS!

The model installed model was recognized in Energy Star's highly selective "Most Efficient of 2014" program.

15 gal/load installed

27-54 gal/load is typical

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Outdoor

Although Petworth is not an area where irrigation is the norm and no irrigation is installed on this project, the outdoor landscaping with it's native plantings is designed to use 60% less water for irrigation.

The landscape once established should require water only in times of extreme drought.

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