Total entered event, fixture, other-use, and bill-rate values.
Inputs and method
Daily gallons = people × events/person-day × gallons/event + other measured gallons/day. Annual gallons multiply by 365; cost uses the entered $/1,000 gal rate.
All empirical factors, rates, percentages, clearances, product yields, and model values shown as inputs are scenario values supplied by you. Their source or measurement basis appears beside the inputs and result. Units remain visible, calculations use unrounded values, and rounding occurs only for display or a whole-package ceiling.
Interpreting the result
Use bills, measurements, or fixture labels. No climate, efficiency, WaterSense, or savings claim is made. For related household resource estimates, compare with the shower water usage calculator, the rainwater harvesting calculator, and the home energy efficiency calculator.
Treat scenario ranges as sensitivity ranges, not confidence intervals. Check the factor’s version, geography, population or product, system boundary, and date before using the result. A numerical result does not establish code compliance, certification, safety, forecast accuracy, or model validity.
Validation and rounding
Blank required factors, invalid numbers, prohibited negatives, impossible relationships, and unsupported modes trigger a validation message. Results are rounded as stated; package quantities round up only after waste is applied.
Keep the rate source beside the cost scenario
Record the event definitions, per-event gallons, other daily use, cost-per-thousand-gallons basis, and provenance. Compare a use change separately from a price change to see which drives annual cost. The result extends user-entered daily quantities and rate assumptions. It does not measure actual consumption or reconstruct a utility bill with fixed charges, tiers, or seasonal variation.
Worked example
Two people × 5 events/day × 1.6 gal/event is 16.0 gal/day and 5,840 gal/year. At a zero bill rate cost is $0.00; other measured use and a nonzero rate are added before annual cost.
Frequently asked question
Does this imply WaterSense savings? No. It totals user-entered fixture, event, other-use, and bill-rate values.
Sources
- U.S. EPA WaterSense, “Statistics and Facts” — current web edition; household-water context, accessed 2026-07-09. Route-specific boundary: context and terminology only; it does not supply an entered coefficient, uncertainty, recommendation, or approval.
- U.S. EPA WaterSense, “Outdoors” — current web edition; outdoor-use context, accessed 2026-07-09. Route-specific boundary: context and terminology only; it does not supply an entered coefficient, uncertainty, recommendation, or approval.
- U.S. EPA, “Reducing Waste: What You Can Do” — current web edition; household-actions overview, accessed 2026-07-09. Route-specific boundary: context and terminology only; it does not supply an entered coefficient, uncertainty, recommendation, or approval.