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Re:U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado Rive... by DocTomoe on Monday May 09, 2022 @01:47PM (#31317328)
Compare that to Germany, where the average water consumption per household is 12439 gallons per person per year [1]. Sounds to me like Americans are particularly wasteful with their water consumption.

[1] https://www.bdew.de/service/daten-und-grafiken/entwicklung-d... (figure shows liters per day, 129 liters per day are about 12438.5 gallons per year)

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Re:U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado Rive... by ch4s3 on Monday May 09, 2022 @01:57PM (#31317494)
Toilets and lawns probably contribute a lot to this difference.
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