What is the average residential water consumption?
A. The water use of a household depends on the number of family members residing in the house, the ages of the family members, how water is used for lawn and garden irrigation, etc, so it is difficult to come up with an average that is relevant to each customer. However, we can tell you that the average annual consumption for residential customers for the entire water system is approximately 60,000 gallons. Nevertheless, it is not unusual to see residential customers with an annual water use as low as 20,000 gallons or as high as 200,000 gallons, depending on the circumstances of the household.
