Those with odd numbered ones on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. The city has asked everyone for a voluntary ban on Fridays, the agent added. Statistics show each person uses about 80 gallons per day around the house. Average water use in the home is toilets 45 percent, bathing 30 percent, laundry and washing dishes 20 percent, and drinking and cooking 5 percent. Limit showers to 5 minutes, use water-saving shower heads and turn off water while soaping up, shampooing and brushing teeth.
Showers are more efficient than bath tubs.
Remember, each inch of water in the tub is about four and a half gallons of water. Every minute four or five gallons of water will run down the drain. Other ways to conserve water in the home include waiting to wash clothes until you have a full load, turning the water off when washing dishes by hand and repairing leaky faucets. The City of Amarillo has published a handbook for using water efficiently in the Texas Panhandle. These books are available at the Potter and Randall County Extension offices, local nurseries and grocery stores.