Water Usage in Los Altos
According to our local water retailer, Cal Water, the 2009 Los Altos district residential water use per day (GPCD) was 165 gallons/person and about 543 gallons/household. Check your water bill or go to the Cal Water website to see your 2010 usage and from that you can understand what your usage should be in 2015 and 2020.
Los Altos uses a lot of water relative to neighboring communities, as shown in the table below:
City | Residential Gallons Used* | City | Residential Gallons Used* |
Los Altos Hills | 256 | Sunnyvale | 83 |
Los Altos | 157 | Redwood City | 73 |
Palo Alto | 96 | Mountain view | 72 |
Menlo Park | 94 | East Palo Alto | 46 |
*Annual residential gallons per day from July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.
Source: Los Altos data is from Cal Water. All other numbers from BAWSCA.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District estimates that local resident water use is divided in the following ways:
Percent of Residential Use | |||
Outdoors | 52% | Leaks | 9% |
Toilets | 10% | Faucets | 8% |
Shower | 10% | Baths | 1% |
Laundry | 10% | Dishwashers | 1% |