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Indoor Daily Per Household and Per Capita Use <br />Residential indoor water use in single-family homes has decreased. The average per household daily water <br />use has decreased 22 percent from 177 gphd (REU1999) to 138 gphd (REU2016). Per capita average water <br />use has decreased 15 percent from 69.3 gpcd (REU1999) to 58.6 gpcd (REU2016). In REU1999, a household <br />averaged 2.77 people and in REU2016, a household averaged 2.65 people. The improved water efficiency of <br />clothes washers and toilets accounts for most of the decreases in indoor use. <br />Figure 4. Average daily indoor per household water use <br />REU1999 and REU2016 <br />45 <br />40 <br />35 <br />U <br />30 <br />T 25 <br />a m <br />0 <br />1s <br />L7 <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 <br />TOIIM Clothes <br />washer Shower Faucet Leak Other Bath Dishwasher <br />I a F 101� � ' * a <br />Figure 5. Average daily indoor per capita water use <br />REU1999 and REU2016 <br />19 <br />16 <br />14 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />Toilet Clothes Shower Faucet Leak Other Bath Dishwasher <br />washer <br />I I ee <br />8 1 RESIDENTIAL END USESOF WATER, VERSION 2: EXECUTIVE REPORT <br />2Z% <br />DECREASE <br />PERHOUSEHOLD <br />DAILY WATER USE <br />1999 TO 2016 <br />15% <br />DECREASE <br />PER CAPITA <br />DAILY WATER USE <br />1999 TO 2016 <br />