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In California, 89% of the state's water usage is agricultural; only 11% is consumers. Thus, of course you would force consumers to use only low-flow shower head
by spfzero 6y ago
In California, 89% of the state's water usage is agricultural; only 11% is consumers. Thus, of course you would force consumers to use only low-flow shower heads, and... problem solved.
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoLow flow ends on things like hand washing sinks are almost a free win. The aerated water washes your hands just as well. Even if its not the biggest improvement, a free improvement is still welcome.
- spfzero 6y agoBut it washes your hands just as well because you turn the faucet up to the point that you can wash your hands just as well. You use the same amount of water, only the position of the faucet and the amount of time changes. There is no magic.
- alliao 6y agoi remember a study about how aeration introduced more room for bacteria growth; and subsequently a hospital had to revamp again to remove all the water saving faucets... https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/hospital-water-taps-contaminated-bacteria https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/hospital-water-ta...
- zbrozek 6y agoI've never had a complaint about those in bathrooms, but I hate them at laundry and kitchen sinks where I almost always actually want some quantity of water and these just make getting it slow. And my usage in such circumstances is a couple tens of gallons per month, whereas my neighbor waters a hobby vineyard and consumes 40x the water that my household (which also irrigates for landscaping) does.