The amount of water used per person per day at home.
Used to calculate:water used inside
Varies by: lifestyle
| Used | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
|---|
| * | Average American | Hoekstra & Chapagain 2007 Water footprints of nations | USA: Nationwide (1997 - 2001) | 216.9 | m3/person/year | ref_database also cites (ID 12) |
| * | Average Earthling | Hoekstra & Chapagain 2007 Water footprints of nations | Global: Global (1997 - 2001) | 57.4 | m3/person/year | |
| * | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 100 | gallons of water / person / day | |
| Average New Yorker | USGS 2013 National Water Information System | New York County (Manhattan): Domestic residences (2005) | 107.71 | gallons of water / person / day | Calculated by dividing "Domestic total self-supplied withdrawals plus deliveries, in Mgal/d" by "Total Population of area, in thousands" and multiplying by 1000 | |
| Average New Yorker | USGS 2013 National Water Information System | Queens County: Domestic residences (2005) | 101.96 | gallons of water / person / day | Calculated by dividing "Domestic total self-supplied withdrawals plus deliveries, in Mgal/d" by "Total Population of area, in thousands" and multiplying by 1000 | |
| Average New Yorker | USGS 2013 National Water Information System | Bronx County: Domestic residences (2005) | 62.1 | gallons of water / person / day | Calculated by dividing "Domestic total self-supplied withdrawals plus deliveries, in Mgal/d" by "Total Population of area, in thousands" and multiplying by 1000 | |
| Average New Yorker | USGS 2013 National Water Information System | Kings County (Brooklyn): Domestic residences (2005) | 91.85 | gallons of water / person / day | Calculated by dividing "Domestic total self-supplied withdrawals plus deliveries, in Mgal/d" by "Total Population of area, in thousands" and multiplying by 1000 | |
| Average New Yorker | USGS 2013 National Water Information System | Richmond County (Staten Island): Domestic residences (2005) | 123.58 | gallons of water / person / day | Calculated by dividing "Domestic total self-supplied withdrawals plus deliveries, in Mgal/d" by "Total Population of area, in thousands" and multiplying by 1000 | |
| * | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 100 | gallons of water / person / day | same as Average New Yorker |
| * | Lenape Person | Gleick 1996 Basic Water Needs | Global: Residences (1996) | 50 | liters per day per person |