Household Water Conservation (Low-Flow Shower Head)
Definition:
Percent of households that had a low-volume toilet.
Methods and Limitations:
A low-flow shower head is any shower head that reduces the water flow and therefore reduces water and water heating costs.
A reduced volume toilet is a water-saving, low volume toilet or modified toilet tank including toilets specifically designed to use less water per flush as well as toilets that have been modified by, for example, adding a brick or weighted plastic bottle in the toilet tank to reduce the volume of water in the tank.
Data for the survey was self–reported and water-use standards for low-flow showers and reduced volume toilets were not specified. A new toilet sold commercially in 2006 was considered a ‘water-saving’ model if it used less than 6 litres per flush, whereas in 1994, a conservation model used less than 13 litres per flush. In addition, households may also have self-modified their fixtures in a number of ways.
Source:
Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0102-01 Indoor water conservation practices
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